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Household of John Higgins (born 1846, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wortley, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Higgins, born in 1846 in Thurlstone, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Harriet Higgins, born in 1847 in Thurlstone, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1876 in Thurlstone, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1878 in Thurlstone, Yorkshire, England) and Martha (born 1880 in Thurlstone, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Eliza (born 1868 in Thurlstone, Yorkshire, England), John's Lodger, Sam (born 1853 in Thurlstone, Yorkshire, England) and John's Lodger, Charles (born 1858 in Thurlstone, Yorkshire, England).


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John Higgins's household

Male

John

Higgins

Head
Female

Harriet

Higgins

Wife
Male

Joseph

Higgins

Son
Female

Sarah

Higgins

Daughter
Female

Martha

Higgins

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Higgins

Step Daughter
Male

Sam

Smith

Lodger
Male

Charles

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Thurlstone, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Higgins

Head

Married

35

1846

Thurlstone, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Higgins

Wife

Married

34

1847

Thurlstone, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Higgins

Son

Single

5

1876

Thurlstone, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Higgins

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Thurlstone, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Higgins

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Thurlstone, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Higgins

Step Daughter

Single

13

1868

Thurlstone, Yorkshire, England

Sam

Smith

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Thurlstone, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Smith

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Thurlstone, Yorkshire, England

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