Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Highley (born 1821, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Highley and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Highley, born in 1821 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Highley, born in 1823 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah A (born 1848 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1851 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Archibald (born 1857 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Morris (born 1859 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and David (born 1864 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Highley's household

Male

John

Highley

Head
Female

Mary

Highley

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Highley

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Highley

Son
Male

Archibald

Highley

Son
Male

Morris

Highley

Son
Male

David

Highley

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Highley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Highley

Head

Married

60

1821

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Highley

Wife

Married

58

1823

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Highley

Daughter

Single

33

1848

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Highley

Son

Single

30

1851

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Archibald

Highley

Son

Single

24

1857

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Morris

Highley

Son

Single

22

1859

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

David

Highley

Son

Single

17

1864

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Highley in Halifax in 1881, and follow the Highley family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Highley

We’ve found John Highley in 10 family trees. Find out more about John Highley's household and view the Highley family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census