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Household of Abraham Higginbottom (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire, 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.

Abraham Higginbottom and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Higginbottom, born in 1840 in Worsley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Ann Higginbottom, born in 1842 in Swinton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah Ann (born 1866 in Swinton, Lancashire, England), Fred (born 1868 in Swinton, Lancashire, England), Fanny (born 1872 in Swinton, Lancashire, England), Laura (born 1875 in Swinton, Lancashire, England) and Betsy (born 1877 in Swinton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Abraham's Boarder, Joseph Weedhall, born in 1841 in Stockport, Cheshire, England.


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Abraham Higginbottom's household

Male

Abraham

Higginbottom

Head
Female

Ann

Higginbottom

Wife
Female

Sarah Ann

Higginbottom

Daughter
Male

Fred

Higginbottom

Son
Female

Fanny

Higginbottom

Daughter
Female

Laura

Higginbottom

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Higginbottom

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Weedhall

Boarder
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Higginbottom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Worsley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Higginbottom

Head

Married

41

1840

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Ann

Higginbottom

Wife

Married

39

1842

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Higginbottom

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Fred

Higginbottom

Son

Single

13

1868

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Higginbottom

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Laura

Higginbottom

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Higginbottom

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Weedhall

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Stockport, Cheshire, England

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