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Household of John Higgins (born 1841, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, 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 8 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 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Higgins, born in 1844 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah J (born 1865 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), John T (born 1866 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Rosa (born 1872 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), William H (born 1877 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and George (born 1880 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Ruth (born 1867 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1846 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England).


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John Higgins's household

Male

John

Higgins

Head
Female

Sarah

Higgins

Wife
Female

Sarah J

Higgins

Daughter
Male

John T

Higgins

Son
Female

Rosa

Higgins

Daughter
Male

William H

Higgins

Son
Male

George

Higgins

Son
Female

Ruth

Phillips

Servant
Male

Thomas

Higgins

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

Household members (9 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

Sarah

Higgins

Wife

Married

37

1844

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah J

Higgins

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

John T

Higgins

Son

Single

15

1866

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Rosa

Higgins

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

William H

Higgins

Son

Single

4

1877

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

George

Higgins

Son

Single

1

1880

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Ruth

Phillips

Servant

Single

14

1867

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Higgins

Boarder

Single

35

1846

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

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