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Household of Jacob Highton (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 Highton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jacob Highton, born in 1834 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Jacob was the head of the household, married to Hannah Highton, born in 1836 in Hyde, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; William H (born 1857 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Alice (born 1866 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Samuel (born 1868 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Newton, Cheshire, England) and Mary Jane (born 1877 in Newton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Jacob's Mother To Head, Nancy (born 1814 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Jacob's Lodger, Albert (born 1863 in Glossop, Derbyshire, England).


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Jacob Highton's household

Male

Jacob

Highton

Head
Female

Hannah

Highton

Wife
Male

William H

Highton

Son
Female

Alice

Highton

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Highton

Son
Male

Joseph

Highton

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Highton

Daughter
Female

Nancy

Highton

Mother To Head
Male

Albert

Briggs

Lodger
First name(s) Jacob
Last name Highton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jacob

Highton

Head

Married

47

1834

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Highton

Wife

Married

45

1836

Hyde, Cheshire, England

William H

Highton

Son

Single

24

1857

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Alice

Highton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Highton

Son

Single

13

1868

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Highton

Son

Single

7

1874

Newton, Cheshire, England

Mary Jane

Highton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Newton, Cheshire, England

Nancy

Highton

Mother To Head

Widow

67

1814

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Albert

Briggs

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Glossop, Derbyshire, England

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