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Household of James Higgins (born 1848)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Higgins, born in 1848 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Higgins, born in 1845 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1872 in Gateshead, Durham, England), James (born 1874 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Jane (born 1877 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Mortimer (born 1881 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, John Dargs, born in 1849 in Ireland.


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James Higgins's household

Male

James

Higgins

Head
Female

Ann

Higgins

Wife
Female

Mary

Higgins

Daughter
Male

James

Higgins

Son
Female

Jane

Higgins

Daughter
Male

Mortimer

Higgins

Son
Male

John

Dargs

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Higgins

Head

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Ann

Higgins

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Mary

Higgins

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Gateshead, Durham, England

James

Higgins

Son

Single

7

1874

Gateshead, Durham, England

Jane

Higgins

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Gateshead, Durham, England

Mortimer

Higgins

Son

Single

0

1881

Gateshead, Durham, England

John

Dargs

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Ireland

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