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Household of John Higgs (born 1842, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, 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 Higgs and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Higgs, born in 1842 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Higgs, born in 1837 in Cheadle, Staffordshire, England. They had 9 children; Sarah A (born 1863 in Cheadle, Staffordshire, England), Harriet E (born 1868 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), Joseph W (born 1869 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), Emma (born 1871 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1873 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), Annie M (born 1874 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), Lydia (born 1877 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), Enoch (born 1878 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England) and Harry (born 1880 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Son, John Gienloch, born in 1860 in Cheadle, Staffordshire, England.


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John Higgs's household

Male

John

Higgs

Head
Female

Sarah

Higgs

Wife
Male

John

Gienloch

Step Son
Female

Sarah A

Higgs

Daughter
Female

Harriet E

Higgs

Daughter
Male

Joseph W

Higgs

Son
Female

Emma

Higgs

Daughter
Male

John

Higgs

Son
Female

Annie M

Higgs

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Higgs

Daughter
Male

Enoch

Higgs

Son
Male

Harry

Higgs

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Higgs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Higgs

Head

Married

39

1842

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Higgs

Wife

Married

44

1837

Cheadle, Staffordshire, England

John

Gienloch

Step Son

Single

21

1860

Cheadle, Staffordshire, England

Sarah A

Higgs

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Cheadle, Staffordshire, England

Harriet E

Higgs

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Joseph W

Higgs

Son

Single

12

1869

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Emma

Higgs

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

John

Higgs

Son

Single

8

1873

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Annie M

Higgs

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Lydia

Higgs

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Enoch

Higgs

Son

Single

3

1878

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Harry

Higgs

Son

Single

1

1880

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

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