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Household of John Higgins (born 1852, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Higgins, born in 1852 in Walthamstow, Essex, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Lydia Higgins, born in 1849 in Epping, Essex, England. They had 4 children; Harry J (born 1874 in Forest Gate, Essex, England), Alice M (born 1875 in Forest Gate, Essex, England), Percy Wm (born 1878 in Forest Gate, Essex, England) and Ernest G (born 1880 in Forest Gate, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, William Moir, born in 1840 in Scotland.


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John Higgins's household

Male

John

Higgins

Head
Female

Lydia

Higgins

Wife
Male

Harry J

Higgins

Son
Female

Alice M

Higgins

Daughter
Male

Percy Wm

Higgins

Son
Male

Ernest G

Higgins

Son
Male

William

Moir

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Walthamstow, Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Higgins

Head

Married

29

1852

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Lydia

Higgins

Wife

Married

32

1849

Epping, Essex, England

Harry J

Higgins

Son

Single

7

1874

Forest Gate, Essex, England

Alice M

Higgins

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Forest Gate, Essex, England

Percy Wm

Higgins

Son

Single

3

1878

Forest Gate, Essex, England

Ernest G

Higgins

Son

Single

1

1880

Forest Gate, Essex, England

William

Moir

Lodger

Single

41

1840

Scotland

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