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Household of James Higgins (born 1858, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Higgins, born in 1858 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Lizzie Higgins, born in 1857 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Mary (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger Head, John (born 1851 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), James's Lodgers Wife, Elizabeth A (born 1857 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), James's Lodger, Emma (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and James's Lodger, Herbert (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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James Higgins's household

Male

James

Higgins

Head
Female

Lizzie

Higgins

Wife
Male

William

Timms

Son
Female

Mary

Higgins

Daughter
Male

John

Clark

Lodger Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Clark

Lodgers Wife
Female

Emma

Davis

Lodger
Male

Herbert

Jones

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Higgins

Head

Married

23

1858

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Lizzie

Higgins

Wife

Married

24

1857

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Timms

Son

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Higgins

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

Clark

Lodger Head

Married

30

1851

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth A

Clark

Lodgers Wife

Married

24

1857

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Davis

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Jones

Lodger

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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