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Household of Jacob Higgins (born 1851, Staffordshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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.
Jacob Higgins and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jacob Higgins, born in 1851 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. Jacob was the head of the household, married to Emma Higgins, born in 1853 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary Jane (born 1874 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Emma (born 1876 in Irlams O' Th' Height, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1878 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Edward (born 1881 in Walkden, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Jacob's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1812 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Jacob's Boarder, William (born 1846 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Jacob's Boarder, Mary (born 1854 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
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Jacob Higgins's household
Jacob
Higgins
Head
Emma
Higgins
Wife
Mary Jane
Higgins
Daughter
Emma
Higgins
Daughter
Mary Ann
Higgins
Daughter
Edward
Higgins
Son
Elizabeth
Simmonds
Mother In Law
William
Simmonds
Boarder
Mary
Simmonds
Boarder
| First name(s) | Jacob |
| Last name | Higgins |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacob | Higgins | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England | |
Emma | Higgins | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England | |
Mary Jane | Higgins | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England | |
Emma | Higgins | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Irlams O' Th' Height, Lancashire, England | |
Mary Ann | Higgins | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | York, Yorkshire, England | |
Edward | Higgins | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Walkden, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Simmonds | Mother In Law | Widow | 69 | 1812 | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England | |
William | Simmonds | Boarder | Married | 35 | 1846 | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England | |
Mary | Simmonds | Boarder | Married | 27 | 1854 | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England |
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