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Household of John Higgins (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1837 in Fleetwood, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Higgins, born in 1834 in Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1863 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England), Kate (born 1864 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1869 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, George (born 1822 in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England), John's Boarder, George (born 1843 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder, Harry (born 1858 in Ebbw Vale, Glamorganshire, Wales) and John's Boarder, Robert (born 1861 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England).


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John Higgins's household

Male

John

Higgins

Head
Female

Ann

Higgins

Wife
Male

James

Higgins

Son
Female

Kate

Higgins

Daughter
Male

John

Higgins

Son
Male

George

Fox

Boarder
Male

George

Hoyle

Boarder
Male

Harry

Joiner Or Jones

Boarder
Male

Robert

Faulkner

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Fleetwood, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Higgins

Head

Married

44

1837

Fleetwood, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Higgins

Wife

Married

47

1834

Yorkshire, England

James

Higgins

Son

Single

18

1863

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Kate

Higgins

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

John

Higgins

Son

Single

12

1869

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

George

Fox

Boarder

Single

59

1822

Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England

George

Hoyle

Boarder

Married

38

1843

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Joiner Or Jones

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Ebbw Vale, Glamorganshire, Wales

Robert

Faulkner

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

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