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Household of Elizabeth Higgins (born 1828, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elizabeth Higgins, born in 1828 in Parkhead, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Elizabeth was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Margaret (born 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Elizabeth's Grandson, John Thomson, born in 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Elizabeth Higgins's household

Female

Elizabeth

Higgins

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomson Or Higgins

Daughter
Male

John

Thomson Or Higgins

Son
Female

Sarah

Thomson Or Higgins

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thomson Or Higgins

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Grandson
First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Parkhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elizabeth

Higgins

Head

Widow

53

1828

Parkhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson Or Higgins

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Thomson Or Higgins

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Thomson Or Higgins

Daughter

-

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Thomson Or Higgins

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Grandson

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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