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Household of John Higginbottom (born 1837, 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.

John Higginbottom and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Higginbottom, born in 1837 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Higginbottom, born in 1848 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Charles (born 1867 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1870 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Eliza (born 1873 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah Ann (born 1877 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Charles (born 1847 in Bury, Lancashire, England), John's Sister In Law, Catherine (born 1847 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), John's Lodger, James (born 1841 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and John's Lodger, Alice (born 1836 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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John Higginbottom's household

Male

John

Higginbottom

Head
Female

Ellen

Higginbottom

Wife
Male

Charles

Higginbottom

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Higginbottom

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Higginbottom

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Higginbottom

Daughter
Male

Charles

Higginbottom

Brother
Female

Catherine

Higginbottom

Sister In Law
Male

James

Wood

Lodger
Female

Alice

Savage

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Higginbottom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Higginbottom

Head

Married

44

1837

Bury, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Higginbottom

Wife

Married

33

1848

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Higginbottom

Son

Single

14

1867

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Higginbottom

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Higginbottom

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Higginbottom

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Higginbottom

Brother

Married

34

1847

Bury, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Higginbottom

Sister In Law

Married

34

1847

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

James

Wood

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Savage

Lodger

Single

45

1836

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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