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Household of James Higgins (born 1825, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Yorkshire, 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 1825 in Bolton, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Higgins, born in 1832 in Barton, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1853 in Yarm, Yorkshire, England), Dorothy (born 1871 in Barton, Yorkshire, England) and James (born 1875 in Barton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, George (born 1821 in Scotland), James's Boarder, David (born 1856 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), James's Boarder, Peter (born 1855 in Ireland), James's Boarder, Joseph (born 1855 in Richmond, Yorkshire, England) and James's Boarder, Matthew (born 1854 in Barton, Yorkshire, England).


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James Higgins's household

Male

James

Higgins

Head
Female

Margaret

Higgins

Wife
Male

Thomas

Higgins

Son
Female

Dorothy

Higgins

Daughter
Male

James

Higgins

Son
Male

George

Rinde

Boarder
Male

David

Polton

Boarder
Male

Peter

Gibbons

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Dixon

Boarder
Male

Matthew

Robinson

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Bolton, 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

56

1825

Bolton, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Higgins

Wife

Married

49

1832

Barton, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Higgins

Son

Single

28

1853

Yarm, Yorkshire, England

Dorothy

Higgins

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Barton, Yorkshire, England

James

Higgins

Son

Single

6

1875

Barton, Yorkshire, England

George

Rinde

Boarder

Married

60

1821

Scotland

David

Polton

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Peter

Gibbons

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Ireland

Joseph

Dixon

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Richmond, Yorkshire, England

Matthew

Robinson

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Barton, Yorkshire, England

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