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Household of Jane Higgs (born 1811, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, 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.

Jane Higgs and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jane Higgs, born in 1811 in Redruth, Cornwall, consisted of 3 members. Jane was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Bessie, born 1851 in Penzance, Cornwall, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Jane's Servant, Victoria Wills, born in 1853 in St Hilary, Cornwall, England.


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Jane Higgs's household

Female

Jane

Higgs

Head
Female

Bessie

Higgs

Daughter
Female

Victoria

Wills

Servant
First name(s) Jane
Last name Higgs
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Redruth, Cornwall, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jane

Higgs

Head

Widow

70

1811

Redruth, Cornwall, England

Bessie

Higgs

Daughter

Single

30

1851

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Victoria

Wills

Servant

Single

28

1853

St Hilary, Cornwall, England

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