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Household of James Higgins (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hunslet, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1838 in Selby, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Higgins, born in 1842 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Rebecca H (born 1860 in Selby, Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1863 in Goole, Yorkshire, England), Florrie (born 1876 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Tom (born 1878 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Jim (born 1880 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son In Law, Thomas (born 1857 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), James's Father In Law, Thomas (born 1818 in Howden, Yorkshire, England) and James's Uncle, William (born 1821 in Selby, Yorkshire, England).


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James Higgins's household

Male

James

Higgins

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Higgins

Wife
Female

Rebecca H

Higgins

Daughter
Male

Henry

Higgins

Son
Female

Florrie

Higgins

Daughter
Male

Tom

Higgins

Son
Male

Jim

Higgins

Son
Male

Thomas

Cullen

Son In Law
Male

Thomas

Watts

Father In Law
Male

William

Ridley

Uncle
First name(s) James
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Selby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Higgins

Head

Married

43

1838

Selby, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Higgins

Wife

Married

39

1842

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Rebecca H

Higgins

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Selby, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Higgins

Son

Single

18

1863

Goole, Yorkshire, England

Florrie

Higgins

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Higgins

Son

Single

3

1878

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Jim

Higgins

Son

Single

1

1880

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Cullen

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Watts

Father In Law

Widower

63

1818

Howden, Yorkshire, England

William

Ridley

Uncle

Single

60

1821

Selby, Yorkshire, England

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