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Household of Christopher Higgins (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, 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.

Christopher Higgins and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Christopher Higgins, born in 1846 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Christopher was the head of the household, married to Caroline Higgins, born in 1853 in Ireland. They had 4 children; John (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Michael (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Christopher (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Christopher's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1824 in Ireland) and Christopher's Boarder, Thomas (born 1816 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England).


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Christopher Higgins's household

Male

Christopher

Higgins

Head
Female

Caroline

Higgins

Wife
Male

John

Higgins

Son
Female

Alice

Higgins

Daughter
Male

Michael

Higgins

Son
Male

Christopher

Higgins

Son
Female

Mary

Begney

Mother In Law
Male

Thomas

Shields

Boarder
First name(s) Christopher
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Christopher

Higgins

Head

Married

35

1846

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Caroline

Higgins

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ireland

John

Higgins

Son

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alice

Higgins

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Michael

Higgins

Son

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Christopher

Higgins

Son

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Begney

Mother In Law

Widow

57

1824

Ireland

Thomas

Shields

Boarder

Widower

65

1816

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

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