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Household of William Challis (born 1832, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lambeth, London,Surrey, 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 Challis and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Challis, born in 1832 in Lambeth, Surrey, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Florence J (born 1866 in Brixton, Surrey, England), Vincent B (born 1870 in Brixton, Surrey, England) and Oswald (born 1873 in Brixton, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1845 in Enfield, Middlesex, England) and William's Servant, Hannah (born 1852 in Chatham, Kent, England).


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William Challis's household

Male

William

Challis

Head
Female

Florence J

Challis

Daughter
Male

Vincent B

Challis

Son
Male

Oswald

Challis

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mumms

Servant
Female

Hannah

Bailey

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Challis
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Lambeth, Surrey, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Challis

Head

Widower

49

1832

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Florence J

Challis

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Brixton, Surrey, England

Vincent B

Challis

Son

Single

11

1870

Brixton, Surrey, England

Oswald

Challis

Son

Single

8

1873

Brixton, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Mumms

Servant

Single

36

1845

Enfield, Middlesex, England

Hannah

Bailey

Servant

Single

29

1852

Chatham, Kent, England

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