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Household of William Challenger (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Challenger and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Challenger, born in 1841 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maria Challenger, born in 1843 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1866 in Heath, Yorkshire, England), Ann (born 1870 in Heath, Yorkshire, England), Eva (born 1872 in Heath, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Heath, Yorkshire, England) and Agnes (born 1877 in Heath, Yorkshire, England).


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William Challenger's household

Male

William

Challenger

Head
Female

Maria

Challenger

Wife
Male

Thomas

Challenger

Son
Female

Ann

Challenger

Daughter
Female

Eva

Challenger

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Challenger

Son
Female

Agnes

Challenger

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Challenger
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Challenger

Head

Married

40

1841

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Challenger

Wife

Married

38

1843

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Thomas

Challenger

Son

Single

15

1866

Heath, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Challenger

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Heath, Yorkshire, England

Eva

Challenger

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Heath, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Challenger

Son

Single

7

1874

Heath, Yorkshire, England

Agnes

Challenger

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Heath, Yorkshire, England

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