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Household of James Higginson (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 Higginson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Higginson, born in 1828 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Higginson, born in 1828 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 2 children; Matthew (born 1851 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and James (born 1857 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nephew, William (born 1858 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), James's Nephew, James (born 1860 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and James's Boarder, Alice (born 1864 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).


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James Higginson's household

Male

James

Higginson

Head
Female

Mary

Higginson

Wife
Male

Matthew

Higginson

Son
Female

Maria

Higginson

Wife
Male

James

Higginson

Son
Male

William

Robinson

Nephew
Male

James

Robinson

Nephew
Female

Alice

Phillips

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Higginson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Higginson

Head

Married

53

1828

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Higginson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Matthew

Higginson

Son

Married

30

1851

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Maria

Higginson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Leeds, Kent, England

James

Higginson

Son

Single

24

1857

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

William

Robinson

Nephew

Single

23

1858

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

James

Robinson

Nephew

Single

21

1860

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Alice

Phillips

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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