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Household of John Higham (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Higham and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Higham, born in 1845 in Atherton, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rose Anna Higham, born in 1855 in Atherton, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Richard (born 1874 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1876 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1879 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Dina (born 1881 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1871 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Richard Wm (born 1877 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Solomon (born 1880 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1856 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger Head, Mary (born 1850 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).


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John Higham's household

Male

John

Higham

Head
Female

Rose Anna

Higham

Wife
Male

Richard

Higham

Son
Female

Martha

Higham

Daughter
Male

John

Higham

Son
Female

Dina

Higham

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Hurst

Lodger
Female

Mary

Aldred

Lodger Head
Male

John

Aldred

Son
Male

Richard Wm

Aldred

Son
Male

Solomon

Aldred

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Higham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Atherton, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Higham

Head

Married

36

1845

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Rose Anna

Higham

Wife

Married

26

1855

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Higham

Son

Single

7

1874

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Higham

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Atherton, Lancashire, England

John

Higham

Son

Single

2

1879

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Dina

Higham

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Hurst

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Aldred

Lodger Head

-

31

1850

Atherton, Lancashire, England

John

Aldred

Son

Single

10

1871

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Richard Wm

Aldred

Son

Single

4

1877

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Solomon

Aldred

Son

Single

1

1880

Atherton, Lancashire, England

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