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Household of John Higgins (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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 1845 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rose Higgins, born in 1851 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1866 in Heworth, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Heworth, Durham, England), Rose Ann (born 1871 in Heworth, Durham, England), Sarah Jane (born 1873 in Heworth, Durham, England), Patrick (born 1877 in Heworth, Durham, England) and John (born 1880 in Heworth, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Patrick Higgins, born in 1821 in Ireland.


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John Higgins's household

Male

John

Higgins

Head
Female

Rose

Higgins

Wife
Female

Mary

Higgins

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Higgins

Daughter
Female

Rose Ann

Higgins

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Higgins

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Higgins

Son
Male

John

Higgins

Son
Male

Patrick

Higgins

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Higgins

Head

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Rose

Higgins

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Mary

Higgins

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Heworth, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Higgins

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Heworth, Durham, England

Rose Ann

Higgins

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Heworth, Durham, England

Sarah Jane

Higgins

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Heworth, Durham, England

Patrick

Higgins

Son

Single

4

1877

Heworth, Durham, England

John

Higgins

Son

Single

1

1880

Heworth, Durham, England

Patrick

Higgins

Boarder

-

60

1821

Ireland

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