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Household of James Higham (born 1844, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, 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 Higham and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Higham, born in 1844 in Atherton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Alice Higham, born in 1841 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1865 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1868 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Anne (born 1871 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1873 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Thomas Higham, born in 1861 in Atherton, Lancashire, England.
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James Higham's household
James
Higham
Head
Alice
Higham
Wife
William
Higham
Son
Ellen
Higham
Daughter
Anne
Higham
Daughter
Richard
Higham
Son
Thomas
Higham
Lodger
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Higham |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Atherton, Lancashire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Higham | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Atherton, Lancashire, England | |
Alice | Higham | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Westhoughton, Lancashire, England | |
William | Higham | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Atherton, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Higham | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Atherton, Lancashire, England | |
Anne | Higham | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Atherton, Lancashire, England | |
Richard | Higham | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Atherton, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Higham | Lodger | Single | 20 | 1861 | Atherton, Lancashire, England |
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