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Household of James Higgs (born 1828, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holsworthy, Devon, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Higgs, born in 1828 in Holsworthy, Devon, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary J T Higgs, born in 1828 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Bessie (born 1858 in Holsworthy, Devon, England), Horatio (born 1861 in Holsworthy, Devon, England) and Fanny (born 1863 in Holsworthy, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Phoebe (born 1861 in Milton Damerel, Devon, England), James's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Holsworthy, Devon, England), James's Servant, Dorothy J (born 1862 in Holsworthy, Devon, England), James's Visitor, Thomas (born 1802 in Exeter, Devon, England) and James's Visitor, Mary (born 1826 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England).
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James Higgs's household
James
Higgs
Head
Mary J T
Higgs
Wife
Bessie
Higgs
Daughter
Horatio
Higgs
Son
Fanny
Higgs
Daughter
Phoebe
Hooper
Servant
Mary
Treble
Servant
Dorothy J
Neale
Servant
Thomas
Snell
Visitor
Mary
Snell
Visitor
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Higgs |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 53 |
| Birth year | 1828 |
| Birth place | Holsworthy, Devon, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Higgs | Head | Married | 53 | 1828 | Holsworthy, Devon, England | |
Mary J T | Higgs | Wife | Married | 53 | 1828 | Exeter, Devon, England | |
Bessie | Higgs | Daughter | Single | 23 | 1858 | Holsworthy, Devon, England | |
Horatio | Higgs | Son | Single | 20 | 1861 | Holsworthy, Devon, England | |
Fanny | Higgs | Daughter | Single | 18 | 1863 | Holsworthy, Devon, England | |
Phoebe | Hooper | Servant | Single | 20 | 1861 | Milton Damerel, Devon, England | |
Mary | Treble | Servant | Single | 19 | 1862 | Holsworthy, Devon, England | |
Dorothy J | Neale | Servant | Single | 19 | 1862 | Holsworthy, Devon, England | |
Thomas | Snell | Visitor | Married | 79 | 1802 | Exeter, Devon, England | |
Mary | Snell | Visitor | Married | 55 | 1826 | Crewkerne, Somerset, England |
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