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Household of John Higgs (born 1846, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Higgs, born in 1846 in Styal, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Clara Higgs, born in 1850 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Charlotte E (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), George H (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Clara (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Lizzie (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Maggie (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John Higgs's household

Male

John

Higgs

Head
Female

Clara

Higgs

Wife
Female

Charlotte E

Higgs

Daughter
Male

George H

Higgs

Son
Female

Clara

Higgs

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Higgs

Son
Female

Lizzie

Higgs

Daughter
Male

John

Higgs

Son
Female

Maggie

Higgs

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Higgs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Styal, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Higgs

Head

Married

35

1846

Styal, Cheshire, England

Clara

Higgs

Wife

Married

31

1850

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte E

Higgs

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George H

Higgs

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Clara

Higgs

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Higgs

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Lizzie

Higgs

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Higgs

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Maggie

Higgs

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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