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Household of James Higham (born 1811, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 1811 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; James, born 1849 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. He had 4 grandchildren; Ellen (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Esther A (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Daughter In Law, Mary Higham, born in 1846 in Penrith, Cumberland, England.


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James Higham's household

Male

James

Higham

Head
Male

James

Higham

Son
Female

Mary

Higham

Daughter In Law
Female

Ellen

Higham

Grand Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Higham

Grand Daughter
Male

Robert

Higham

Grand Son
Female

Esther A

Kershaw

Grand Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Higham
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Higham

Head

Widower

70

1811

Wigan, Lancashire, England

James

Higham

Son

Married

32

1849

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Higham

Daughter In Law

Married

35

1846

Penrith, Cumberland, England

Ellen

Higham

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Higham

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Robert

Higham

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Esther A

Kershaw

Grand Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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