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Household of James J Higgins (born 1842, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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 J Higgins and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James J Higgins, born in 1842 in Kensington, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. James J was the head of the household, married to Ellen M E Higgins, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Margaret H (born 1870 in London, Middlesex, England), Clara (born 1873 in Highgate, Middlesex, England) and Jessie (born 1875 in Kentish Town, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James J's Servant, Susan Wright, born in 1861 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.


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James J Higgins's household

Male

James J

Higgins

Head
Female

Ellen M E

Higgins

Wife
Female

Margaret H

Higgins

Daughter
Female

Clara

Higgins

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Higgins

Daughter
Female

Susan

Wright

Servant
First name(s) James J
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Kensington, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James J

Higgins

Head

Married

39

1842

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Ellen M E

Higgins

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Margaret H

Higgins

Daughter

Single

11

1870

London, Middlesex, England

Clara

Higgins

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Highgate, Middlesex, England

Jessie

Higgins

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Kentish Town, Middlesex, England

Susan

Wright

Servant

Single

20

1861

Ely, Cambridgeshire, England

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