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Household of George Higgins (born 1836, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

George Higgins and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Higgins, born in 1836 in Congleton, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. George was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Higgins, born in 1839 in Congleton, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were George's Nurse Child, Emily (born 1876 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), George's Boarder, John (born 1850 in Congleton, Cheshire, England), George's Boarder, Martha A (born 1852 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England) and George's Boarder, Hannah L (born 1878 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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George Higgins's household

Male

George

Higgins

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Higgins

Wife
Female

Emily

Meggerson

Nurse Child
Male

John

Riley

Boarder
Female

Martha A

Eastwood

Boarder
Female

Hannah L

Eastwood

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Congleton, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Higgins

Head

Married

45

1836

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Higgins

Wife

Married

42

1839

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Emily

Meggerson

Nurse Child

Single

5

1876

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John

Riley

Boarder

Married

31

1850

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Martha A

Eastwood

Boarder

Married

29

1852

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Hannah L

Eastwood

Boarder

Single

3

1878

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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