Samuel Biggs in London, Middlesex in the 1881 Census

Details of Samuel Biggs of 6 London Street, Ratcliff, London, Middlesex, England

First name(s): Samuel
Last name: Biggs
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 41
Birth year: 1840
Occupation: General Dealer
Birth town: Braintree
Birth county: Essex
Birth place: England
Street: 6 London Street
Town: —
Parish: Ratcliff
County: London, Middlesex
Country: England
Registration district: Stepney

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Emma	Last name Biggs	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 37	Birth year 1844	Occupation -	Birth place Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
First name(s) John	Last name Biggs	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 14	Birth year 1867	Occupation -	Birth place Braintree, Essex, England
First name(s) Alice	Last name Biggs	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 11	Birth year 1870	Occupation -	Birth place Bermondsey, Surrey, England
First name(s) Frances	Last name Biggs	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 4	Birth year 1877	Occupation -	Birth place Bermondsey, Surrey, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Biggs family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Samuel Biggs and 4 other people

Biggs family summary

NAME: Samuel Biggs
BORN: 1840
BIRTH COUNTY: Essex
ADDRESS IN 1881: Ratcliff, London, Middlesex, England