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Household of Henry Higson (born 1823, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Clitheroe, 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.

Henry Higson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Higson, born in 1823 in Sawley, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Higson, born in 1823 in Browland, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Ann (born 1863 in Browland, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1853 in Browland, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1862 in Browland, Yorkshire, England) and James (born 1851 in Browland, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Mary, born 1881 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Son Law, Richard (born 1853 in Bashall Eaves, Yorkshire, England), Henry's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England) and Henry's Boarder, Thomas (born 1850 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England).


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Henry Higson's household

Male

Henry

Higson

Head
Female

Mary

Higson

Wife
Female

Ann

Higson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Walne

Daughter
Male

Richard

Walne

Son Law
Female

Mary

Walne

Grand Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Higson

Daughter
Male

James

Higson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Hoverd

Servant
Male

Thomas

Phillips

Boarder
First name(s) Henry
Last name Higson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Sawley, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Higson

Head

Married

58

1823

Sawley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Higson

Wife

Married

58

1823

Browland, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Higson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Browland, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Walne

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Browland, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Walne

Son Law

Married

28

1853

Bashall Eaves, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Walne

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Higson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Browland, Yorkshire, England

James

Higson

Son

Single

30

1851

Browland, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Hoverd

Servant

Single

22

1859

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Thomas

Phillips

Boarder

-

31

1850

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

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