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Household of John Higgins (born 1841, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 1841 in Prescott, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Higgins, born in 1847 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary A (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1868 in Hyde, Cheshire, England), Annie (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1881 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Margaret Melia, born in 1863 in Ireland.


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John Higgins's household

Male

John

Higgins

Head
Female

Annie

Higgins

Wife
Female

Mary A

Higgins

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Higgins

Daughter
Female

Annie

Higgins

Daughter
Male

John

Higgins

Son
Female

Margaret

Melia

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

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Higgins

Head

Married

40

1841

Prescott, Cheshire, England

Annie

Higgins

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Higgins

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Higgins

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Annie

Higgins

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Higgins

Son

Single

0

1881

Cheshire, England

Margaret

Melia

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Ireland

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