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Household of James Wiggins (born 1853, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 Wiggins and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wiggins, born in 1853 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emily Wiggins, born in 1853 in England. They had 4 children; James (born 1873 in England), Edwin (born 1876 in England), George (born 1878 in England) and Emily (born 1880 in England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, George (born 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and James's Lodger, Mary (born 1832 in Ireland).


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James Wiggins's household

Male

James

Wiggins

Head
Female

Emily

Wiggins

Wife
Male

James

Wiggins

Son
Male

Edwin

Wiggins

Son
Male

George

Wiggins

Son
Female

Emily

Wiggins

Daughter
Male

George

Evans

Lodger
Female

Mary

Molloy

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Wiggins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wiggins

Head

Married

28

1853

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Emily

Wiggins

Wife

Married

28

1853

England

James

Wiggins

Son

Single

8

1873

England

Edwin

Wiggins

Son

Single

5

1876

England

George

Wiggins

Son

Single

3

1878

England

Emily

Wiggins

Daughter

Single

1

1880

England

George

Evans

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Molloy

Lodger

Widow

49

1832

Ireland

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