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Household of William Pidgen (born 1847, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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 Pidgen and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Pidgen, born in 1847 in Thorncombe, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Pidgen, born in 1849 in Chard, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1867 in Chard, Somerset, England), George (born 1869 in Chard, Somerset, England), Ellen (born 1871 in Chard, Somerset, England), Fred (born 1872 in Chard, Somerset, England) and Lucy (born 1875 in Chard, Somerset, England).


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William Pidgen's household

Male

William

Pidgen

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Pidgen

Wife
Male

William

Pidgen

Son
Male

George

Pidgen

Son
Female

Ellen

Pidgen

Daughter
Male

Fred

Pidgen

Son
Female

Lucy

Pidgen

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Pidgen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Thorncombe, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Pidgen

Head

Married

34

1847

Thorncombe, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Pidgen

Wife

Married

32

1849

Chard, Somerset, England

William

Pidgen

Son

Single

14

1867

Chard, Somerset, England

George

Pidgen

Son

Single

12

1869

Chard, Somerset, England

Ellen

Pidgen

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Chard, Somerset, England

Fred

Pidgen

Son

Single

9

1872

Chard, Somerset, England

Lucy

Pidgen

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Chard, Somerset, England

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