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Household of John Higgans (born 1853, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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.

John Higgans and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Higgans, born in 1853 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Higgans, born in 1855 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Maggie (born 1872 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1880 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1877 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Susan (born 1881 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister-In-Law, Anne Miller, born in 1857 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Higgans's household

Male

John

Higgans

Head
Female

Mary

Higgans

Wife
Female

Maggie

Higgans

Daughter
Female

Mary

Higgans

Daughter
Female

Annie

Higgans

Daughter
Female

Susan

Higgans

Daughter
Female

Anne

Miller

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Higgans
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Higgans

Head

Married

28

1853

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Higgans

Wife

Married

26

1855

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Higgans

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Higgans

Daughter

-

1

1880

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Higgans

Daughter

-

4

1877

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Susan

Higgans

Daughter

-

0

1881

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Anne

Miller

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

24

1857

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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