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Household of John Hignett (born 1826, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 Hignett and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hignett, born in 1826 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Jane (born 1860 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England), John (born 1862 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England), Sarah A (born 1865 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1867 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1869 in Aughton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Alfred (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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John Hignett's household

Male

John

Hignett

Head
Female

Jane

Hignett

Daughter
Male

John

Hignett

Son
Female

Sarah A

Hignett

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Hignett

Son
Male

Richard

Hignett

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Hignett

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Hignett

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Hignett
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hignett

Head

Widower

55

1826

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Jane

Hignett

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

John

Hignett

Son

Single

19

1862

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Hignett

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Hignett

Son

Single

14

1867

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Richard

Hignett

Son

Single

12

1869

Aughton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Hignett

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Hignett

Son

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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