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Household of John Higham (born 1826, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sculcoates, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Higham, born in 1826 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Higham, born in 1829 in Meltham Mills, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1863 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1865 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Ralph (born 1869 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Eliza (born 1873 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, James Smith, born in 1860 in -.


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John Higham's household

Male

John

Higham

Head
Female

Catherine

Higham

Wife
Male

James

Smith

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Higham

Daughter
Male

George

Higham

Son
Male

Ralph

Higham

Son
Female

Eliza

Higham

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Higham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Higham

Head

Married

55

1826

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Catherine

Higham

Wife

Married

52

1829

Meltham Mills, Yorkshire, England

James

Smith

Boarder

Single

21

1860

-

Ellen

Higham

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Hull, Yorkshire, England

George

Higham

Son

Single

16

1865

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Ralph

Higham

Son

Single

12

1869

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Higham

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hull, Yorkshire, England

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