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Household of John Higgins (born 1824, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Higgins, born in 1824 in Symington, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McCord Or Higgins, born in 1831 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Higgins's household

Male

John

Higgins

Head
Female

Mary

McCord Or Higgins

Wife
Female

Mary

Higgins

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Higgins

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Higgins

Daughter
Male

John

Higgins

Son
Male

Charles

Higgins

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Symington, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Higgins

Head

Married

57

1824

Symington, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

McCord Or Higgins

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Mary

Higgins

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Higgins

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Higgins

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Higgins

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

Higgins

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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