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Household of James Higgins (born 1844, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, Kent, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Higgins, born in 1844 in Lenham, Kent, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Higgins, born in 1849 in Ashford, Kent, England. They had 8 children; Rose (born 1869 in Ashford, Kent, England), Walter R (born 1870 in Ashford, Kent, England), James (born 1871 in Ashford, Kent, England), George (born 1873 in Ashford, Kent, England), Flora (born 1875 in Ashford, Kent, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Margate, Kent, England), Percy (born 1878 in Margate, Kent, England) and Albert (born 1881 in Margate, Kent, England).


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James Higgins's household

Male

James

Higgins

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Higgins

Wife
Female

Rose

Higgins

Daughter
Male

Walter R

Higgins

Son
Male

James

Higgins

Son
Male

George

Higgins

Son
Female

Flora

Higgins

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Higgins

Son
Male

Percy

Higgins

Son
Male

Albert

Higgins

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Lenham, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Higgins

Head

Married

37

1844

Lenham, Kent, England

Sarah Ann

Higgins

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ashford, Kent, England

Rose

Higgins

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ashford, Kent, England

Walter R

Higgins

Son

Single

11

1870

Ashford, Kent, England

James

Higgins

Son

Single

10

1871

Ashford, Kent, England

George

Higgins

Son

Single

8

1873

Ashford, Kent, England

Flora

Higgins

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ashford, Kent, England

Thomas

Higgins

Son

Single

4

1877

Margate, Kent, England

Percy

Higgins

Son

Single

3

1878

Margate, Kent, England

Albert

Higgins

Son

Single

0

1881

Margate, Kent, England

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