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Household of John Higgins (born 1848, Jersey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, Sussex, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Higgins, born in 1848 in St Martin, Jersey, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Higgins, born in 1848 in Southwick, Sussex, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1870 in Southwick, Sussex, England), Frederick (born 1872 in Southwick, Sussex, England), Henry (born 1875 in Southwick, Sussex, England), Victoria (born 1877 in Southwick, Sussex, England), Emma (born 1879 in Southwick, Sussex, England) and Isabel (born 1881 in Southwick, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother In Law, William (born 1830 in Southwick, Sussex, England) and John's Lodger, Henry (born 1815 in Brighton, Sussex, England).


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John Higgins's household

Male

John

Higgins

Head
Female

Emma

Higgins

Wife
Male

William

Young

Brother In Law
Male

John

Higgins

Son
Male

Frederick

Higgins

Son
Male

Henry

Higgins

Son
Female

Victoria

Higgins

Daughter
Female

Emma

Higgins

Daughter
Female

Isabel

Higgins

Daughter
Male

Henry

Jeffrey

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place St Martin, Jersey, Channel Islands

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Higgins

Head

Married

33

1848

St Martin, Jersey, Channel Islands

Emma

Higgins

Wife

Married

33

1848

Southwick, Sussex, England

William

Young

Brother In Law

Single

51

1830

Southwick, Sussex, England

John

Higgins

Son

Single

11

1870

Southwick, Sussex, England

Frederick

Higgins

Son

Single

9

1872

Southwick, Sussex, England

Henry

Higgins

Son

Single

6

1875

Southwick, Sussex, England

Victoria

Higgins

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Southwick, Sussex, England

Emma

Higgins

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Southwick, Sussex, England

Isabel

Higgins

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Southwick, Sussex, England

Henry

Jeffrey

Lodger

Single

66

1815

Brighton, Sussex, England

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