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Household of Charles Higgs (born 1838, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, 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.

Charles Higgs and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Higgs, born in 1838 in Yate, Gloucestershire, consisted of 7 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Sarah Higgs, born in 1839 in Wickwar, Gloucestershire, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1863 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England), Albert (born 1869 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England), Mary (born 1870 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England) and Rosa (born 1880 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Charles's Lodger, Mary M Schelowick, born in 1860 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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Charles Higgs's household

Male

Charles

Higgs

Head
Female

Sarah

Higgs

Wife
Male

James

Higgs

Son
Male

Albert

Higgs

Son
Female

Mary

Higgs

Daughter
Female

Rosa

Higgs

Daughter
Female

Mary M

Schelowick

Lodger
First name(s) Charles
Last name Higgs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Yate, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Higgs

Head

Married

43

1838

Yate, Gloucestershire, England

Sarah

Higgs

Wife

Married

42

1839

Wickwar, Gloucestershire, England

James

Higgs

Son

Single

18

1863

Yate, Gloucestershire, England

Albert

Higgs

Son

Single

12

1869

Yate, Gloucestershire, England

Mary

Higgs

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Yate, Gloucestershire, England

Rosa

Higgs

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Yate, Gloucestershire, England

Mary M

Schelowick

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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