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Household of John Wiggs (born 1850, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Wiggs and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wiggs, born in 1850 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Blanche A Wiggs, born in 1857 in Hackney, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Fred (born 1872 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Leslie (born 1880 in Leyton, Essex, England) and Daisey (born 1881 in Walthamstow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Elizabeth Wood, born in 1822 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England.


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John Wiggs's household

Male

John

Wiggs

Head
Female

Blanche A

Wiggs

Wife
Male

Fred

Wiggs

Son
Male

Leslie

Wiggs

Son
Female

Daisey

Wiggs

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wood

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Wiggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wiggs

Head

Married

31

1850

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Blanche A

Wiggs

Wife

Married

24

1857

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Fred

Wiggs

Son

Single

9

1872

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Leslie

Wiggs

Son

Single

1

1880

Leyton, Essex, England

Daisey

Wiggs

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Wood

Visitor

Widow

59

1822

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

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