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Household of James Higgins (born 1842)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 1842 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Higgins, born in 1849 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1868 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England), Patrick (born 1870 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England), Bridget (born 1873 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1878 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England) and Ann (born 1880 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Patrick (born 1835 in Ireland), James's Boarder, Matthew (born 1827 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England) and James's Boarder, Luke (born 1861 in Ireland).
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James Higgins's household
James
Higgins
Head
Catherine
Higgins
Wife
Mary
Higgins
Daughter
Patrick
Higgins
Son
Bridget
Higgins
Daughter
James
Higgins
Son
Ann
Higgins
Daughter
Patrick
Snee
Boarder
Matthew
Hodgson
Boarder
Luke
Doyle
Boarder
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Higgins |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Higgins | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Ireland | |
Catherine | Higgins | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Ireland | |
Mary | Higgins | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Birstall, Yorkshire, England | |
Patrick | Higgins | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Birstall, Yorkshire, England | |
Bridget | Higgins | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Birstall, Yorkshire, England | |
James | Higgins | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Birstall, Yorkshire, England | |
Ann | Higgins | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Birstall, Yorkshire, England | |
Patrick | Snee | Boarder | Single | 46 | 1835 | Ireland | |
Matthew | Hodgson | Boarder | - | 54 | 1827 | Birstall, Yorkshire, England | |
Luke | Doyle | Boarder | Single | 20 | 1861 | Ireland |
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