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Household of John Higgins (born 1854)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Higgins, born in 1854 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Higgins, born in 1856 in Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Peter (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Hugh (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Higgins's household

Male

John

Higgins

Head
Female

Ann

Higgins

Wife
Male

John

Higgins

Son
Female

Margaret

Higgins

Daughter
Male

Peter

McLeish

Boarder
Male

Hugh

Higgins

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Higgins

Head

Married

27

1854

Ireland

Ann

Higgins

Wife

Married

25

1856

Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Higgins

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Higgins

Daughter

-

2

1879

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

McLeish

Boarder

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Higgins

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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