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Household of Alfred Highfield (born 1845, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Alfred Highfield and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Highfield, born in 1845 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 7 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Mary Highfield, born in 1843 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; George Henry (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Alfred (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Ann (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Alfred's Step Son, Dennis (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Alfred Highfield's household

Male

Alfred

Highfield

Head
Female

Mary

Highfield

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Fielding

Step Daughter
Male

Dennis

Fielding

Step Son
Male

George Henry

Highfield

Son
Male

Alfred

Highfield

Son
Female

Ann

Highfield

Daughter
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Highfield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Highfield

Head

Married

36

1845

Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England

Mary

Highfield

Wife

Married

38

1843

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Fielding

Step Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Dennis

Fielding

Step Son

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George Henry

Highfield

Son

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Highfield

Son

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Highfield

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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