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Household of Ellen Hignell (born 1846)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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.

Ellen Hignell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Hignell, born in 1846 in , consisted of 7 members. Ellen was the head of the household, married to Ruth Hignell, born in 1865 in United States. They had 6 children; Ruth (born 1865 in United States), Albert (born 1867 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Josephine (born 1870 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Florence (born 1874 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Ethel (born 1876 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Mercy (born 1879 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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Ellen Hignell's household

Female

Ellen

Hignell

Head
Female

Ruth

Hignell

Daughter
Male

Albert

Hignell

Son
Female

Josephine

Hignell

Daughter
Female

Florence

Hignell

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Hignell

Daughter
Female

Mercy

Hignell

Daughter
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Hignell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place United States

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Hignell

Head

Married

35

1846

United States

Ruth

Hignell

Daughter

Single

16

1865

United States

Albert

Hignell

Son

Single

14

1867

Chester, Cheshire, England

Josephine

Hignell

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Chester, Cheshire, England

Florence

Hignell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Chester, Cheshire, England

Ethel

Hignell

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Chester, Cheshire, England

Mercy

Hignell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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