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Household of Elizabeth Higgins (born 1814, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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.

Elizabeth Higgins and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elizabeth Higgins, born in 1814 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. Elizabeth was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; John Steele (born 1846 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Martha (born 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Elizabeth's Son In Law, James (born 1844 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth's Grand Child, Beatrice (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Elizabeth Higgins's household

Female

Elizabeth

Higgins

Head
Male

John Steele

Higgins

Son
Male

James

Knowles

Son In Law
Female

Martha

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Knowles

Grand Child
First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elizabeth

Higgins

Head

Widow

67

1814

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

John Steele

Higgins

Son

Single

35

1846

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Knowles

Son In Law

Married

37

1844

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha

Knowles

Daughter

Married

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Beatrice

Knowles

Grand Child

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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