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Household of John Higgins (born 1832, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Higgins, born in 1832 in Wigtownshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Higgins, born in 1837 in Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1862 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1871 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William A (born 1874 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Robert A (born 1879 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, William (born 1855 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, James (born 1863 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Alexander (born 1864 in New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John Higgins's household

Male

John

Higgins

Head
Female

Jane

Higgins

Wife
Female

Mary

Higgins

Daughter
Male

John

Higgins

Son
Female

Jessie

Higgins

Daughter
Male

William A

Higgins

Son
Male

Robert A

Higgins

Son
Male

William

Robertson

Boarder
Male

James

Higgins

Boarder
Male

Alexander

Dalrymple

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Higgins

Head

Married

49

1832

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Higgins

Wife

Married

44

1837

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Higgins

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Higgins

Son

-

13

1868

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jessie

Higgins

Daughter

-

10

1871

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William A

Higgins

Son

-

7

1874

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert A

Higgins

Son

-

2

1879

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Robertson

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Higgins

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Alexander

Dalrymple

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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