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Household of James Higgs (born 1851, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Higgs, born in 1851 in Peckham, Surrey, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emma J Higgs, born in 1851 in Kennington, Surrey, England. They had 6 children; James T (born 1874 in Islington, Middlesex, England), John (born 1877 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Harry T (born 1881 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Constance May (born 1872 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Alice R (born 1874 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Edith C (born 1879 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Apprentice, Frank Reading, born in 1866 in Hackney, Middlesex, England.


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James Higgs's household

Male

James

Higgs

Head
Female

Emma J

Higgs

Wife
Male

James T

Higgs

Son
Male

John

Higgs

Son
Male

Harry T

Higgs

Son
Female

Constance May

Higgs

Daughter
Female

Alice R

Higgs

Daughter
Female

Edith C

Higgs

Daughter
Male

Frank

Reading

Apprentice
First name(s) James
Last name Higgs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Peckham, Surrey, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Higgs

Head

Married

30

1851

Peckham, Surrey, England

Emma J

Higgs

Wife

Married

30

1851

Kennington, Surrey, England

James T

Higgs

Son

Single

7

1874

Islington, Middlesex, England

John

Higgs

Son

Single

4

1877

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Harry T

Higgs

Son

Single

0

1881

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Constance May

Higgs

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Greenwich, Kent, England

Alice R

Higgs

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Edith C

Higgs

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Frank

Reading

Apprentice

Single

15

1866

Hackney, Middlesex, England

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