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Household of John Thomas Highton (born 1854, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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 Thomas Highton and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomas Highton, born in 1854 in Leicester, Leicestershire, consisted of 5 members. John Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Highton, born in 1853 in Congleton, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1877 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1879 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John Thomas's Boarder, Harriet Perkins, born in 1816 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England.


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John Thomas Highton's household

Male

John Thomas

Highton

Head
Female

Jane

Highton

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Highton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Highton

Son
Female

Harriet

Perkins

Boarder
First name(s) John Thomas
Last name Highton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Thomas

Highton

Head

Married

27

1854

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Jane

Highton

Wife

Married

28

1853

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Highton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Highton

Son

Single

2

1879

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Harriet

Perkins

Boarder

Widow

65

1816

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

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