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Household of Cornelius Higgs (born 1848, Monmouthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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.

Cornelius Higgs and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Cornelius Higgs, born in 1848 in Monmouthshire, consisted of 8 members. Cornelius was the head of the household, married to Louisa Higgs, born in 1854 in Stapenhill, Derbyshire, England. They had 4 children; Cornelius (born 1875 in Stapenhill, Derbyshire, England), Emma L (born 1876 in Stapenhill, Derbyshire, England), Edith A (born 1878 in Stapenhill, Derbyshire, England) and Agnes M (born 1880 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Cornelius's Brother In Law, William (born 1865 in Stapenhill, Derbyshire, England) and Cornelius's Sister In Law, Fanny (born 1868 in Stapenhill, Derbyshire, England).


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Cornelius Higgs's household

Male

Cornelius

Higgs

Head
Female

Louisa

Higgs

Wife
Male

Cornelius

Higgs

Son
Female

Emma L

Higgs

Daughter
Female

Edith A

Higgs

Daughter
Female

Agnes M

Higgs

Daughter
Male

William

Jeffrey

Brother In Law
Female

Fanny

Jeffrey

Sister In Law
First name(s) Cornelius
Last name Higgs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Monmouthshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Cornelius

Higgs

Head

Married

33

1848

Monmouthshire, Wales

Louisa

Higgs

Wife

Married

27

1854

Stapenhill, Derbyshire, England

Cornelius

Higgs

Son

Single

6

1875

Stapenhill, Derbyshire, England

Emma L

Higgs

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Stapenhill, Derbyshire, England

Edith A

Higgs

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Stapenhill, Derbyshire, England

Agnes M

Higgs

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

William

Jeffrey

Brother In Law

Single

16

1865

Stapenhill, Derbyshire, England

Fanny

Jeffrey

Sister In Law

Single

13

1868

Stapenhill, Derbyshire, England

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