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Household of John Higgins (born 1841, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 1841 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to M A Higgins, born in 1848 in Moxley, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Daniel (born 1873 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Sarah (born 1875 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), James (born 1877 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Mary (born 1878 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and Frederick (born 1881 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, M A Stokes, born in 1859 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England.


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John Higgins's household

Male

John

Higgins

Head
Female

M A

Higgins

Wife
Male

Daniel

Higgins

Son
Female

Sarah

Higgins

Daughter
Male

James

Higgins

Son
Female

Mary

Higgins

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Higgins

Son
Female

M A

Stokes

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Higgins

Head

Married

40

1841

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

M A

Higgins

Wife

Married

33

1848

Moxley, Staffordshire, England

Daniel

Higgins

Son

Single

8

1873

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Higgins

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

James

Higgins

Son

Single

4

1877

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Higgins

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Frederick

Higgins

Son

Single

0

1881

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

M A

Stokes

Servant

Single

22

1859

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

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