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Household of Henry Higgins (born 1846, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 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.

Henry Higgins and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Higgins, born in 1846 in Beard Hill, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Higgins, born in 1849 in West Lydford, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Gilbert (born 1871 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England), Henry (born 1873 in East Compton, Somerset, England), John (born 1875 in Cannard's Grave, Somerset, England), Ernest (born 1878 in Cannard's Grave, Somerset, England) and Isabella (born 1880 in Cannard's Grave, Somerset, England).


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Henry Higgins's household

Male

Henry

Higgins

Head
Female

Mary

Higgins

Wife
Male

Gilbert

Higgins

Son
Male

Henry

Higgins

Son
Male

John

Higgins

Son
Male

Ernest

Higgins

Son
Female

Isabella

Higgins

Daughter
First name(s) Henry
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Beard Hill, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Higgins

Head

Married

35

1846

Beard Hill, Somerset, England

Mary

Higgins

Wife

Married

32

1849

West Lydford, Somerset, England

Gilbert

Higgins

Son

Single

10

1871

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Henry

Higgins

Son

Single

8

1873

East Compton, Somerset, England

John

Higgins

Son

Single

6

1875

Cannard's Grave, Somerset, England

Ernest

Higgins

Son

Single

3

1878

Cannard's Grave, Somerset, England

Isabella

Higgins

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Cannard's Grave, Somerset, England

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