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Household of William Chignell (born 1842, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colchester, Essex, 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 Chignell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Chignell, born in 1842 in Colchester, Essex, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Chignell, born in 1855 in Colchester, Essex, England. They had 2 children; William J C (born 1880 in Colchester, Essex, England) and Hannah (born 1881 in Colchester, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Hannah L (born 1836 in Colchester, Essex, England), William's Brother, Thomas J (born 1850 in Colchester, Essex, England) and William's Servant, Ellen (born 1861 in Earls Colne, Essex, England).


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William Chignell's household

Male

William

Chignell

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Chignell

Wife
Male

William J C

Chignell

Son
Female

Hannah

Chignell

Daughter
Female

Hannah L

Chignell

Sister
Male

Thomas J

Chignell

Brother
Female

Ellen

Barthelemew

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Chignell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Colchester, Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Chignell

Head

Married

39

1842

Colchester, Essex, England

Mary Ann

Chignell

Wife

Married

26

1855

Colchester, Essex, England

William J C

Chignell

Son

Single

1

1880

Colchester, Essex, England

Hannah

Chignell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Colchester, Essex, England

Hannah L

Chignell

Sister

Single

45

1836

Colchester, Essex, England

Thomas J

Chignell

Brother

Single

31

1850

Colchester, Essex, England

Ellen

Barthelemew

Servant

Single

20

1861

Earls Colne, Essex, England

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