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Household of John Higgins (born 1829)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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 Higgins and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Higgins, born in 1829 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Higgins, born in 1828 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Joanna (born 1857 in Woolwich, Kent, England), David P (born 1859 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Francis H (born 1862 in Woolwich, Kent, England), James P (born 1869 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Mary A (born 1871 in Stoke, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Sarah Savage, born in 1805 in Amberley, Sussex, England.


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John Higgins's household

Male

John

Higgins

Head
Female

Mary

Higgins

Wife
Female

Joanna

Higgins

Daughter
Male

David P

Higgins

Son
Male

Francis H

Higgins

Son
Male

James P

Higgins

Son
Female

Mary A

Higgins

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Savage

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Higgins

Head

Married

52

1829

Ireland

Mary

Higgins

Wife

Married

53

1828

Ireland

Joanna

Higgins

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Woolwich, Kent, England

David P

Higgins

Son

Single

22

1859

Woolwich, Kent, England

Francis H

Higgins

Son

Single

19

1862

Woolwich, Kent, England

James P

Higgins

Son

Single

12

1869

Woolwich, Kent, England

Mary A

Higgins

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Stoke, Devon, England

Sarah

Savage

Mother In Law

Widow

76

1805

Amberley, Sussex, England

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