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Household of James Higgs (born 1827, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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 Higgs and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Higgs, born in 1827 in Worcester, Worcestershire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Higgs, born in 1829 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. They had 1 child; Esther, born 1859 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 1 grandchild; James, born 1874 in City of London, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Alfred (born 1825 in Scotland), James's Boarder, Mary (born 1858 in Scotland), James's Boarder, Ellen (born 1863 in Scotland) and James's Boarder, John (born 1876 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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James Higgs's household

Female

James

Higgs

Head
Female

Eliza

Higgs

Wife
Female

Esther

Higgs

Daughter
Male

James

Mare

Grand Son
Male

Alfred

Surage

Boarder
Female

Mary

Surage

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Brown

Boarder
Male

John

Surage

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Higgs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Higgs

Head

Married

54

1827

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Eliza

Higgs

Wife

Married

52

1829

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Esther

Higgs

Daughter

Single

22

1859

City of London, Middlesex, England

James

Mare

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

City of London, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Surage

Boarder

Married

56

1825

Scotland

Mary

Surage

Boarder

Married

23

1858

Scotland

Ellen

Brown

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Scotland

John

Surage

Boarder

Single

5

1876

City of London, Middlesex, England

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