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Household of James Higgins (born 1853, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,Surrey, 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.

James Higgins and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Higgins, born in 1853 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Higgins, born in 1854 in Newport, Essex, England. They had 2 children; Annie (born 1872 in Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales) and Maray (born 1873 in Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, John (born 1828 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), James's Lodger, William (born 1828 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), James's Lodger, Fredrick (born 1858 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England), James's Lodger, Edward (born 1860 in Battersea, Surrey, England) and James's Lodger, John (born 1842 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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James Higgins's household

Male

James

Higgins

Head
Female

Sarah

Higgins

Wife
Female

Annie

Higgins

Daughter
Female

Maray

Higgins

Daughter
Male

John

Davis

Lodger
Male

William

Smith

Lodger
Male

Fredrick

Marchant

Lodger
Male

Edward

Huckle

Lodger
Male

John

Green

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Higgins

Head

Married

28

1853

Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Sarah

Higgins

Wife

Married

27

1854

Newport, Essex, England

Annie

Higgins

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales

Maray

Higgins

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales

John

Davis

Lodger

Single

53

1828

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

William

Smith

Lodger

Single

53

1828

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Fredrick

Marchant

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Edward

Huckle

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Battersea, Surrey, England

John

Green

Lodger

Single

39

1842

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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