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Household of Joseph Biggs (born 1839, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, 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.

Joseph Biggs and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Biggs, born in 1839 in Dudley, Worcestershire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Biggs, born in 1844 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1873 in Rowley, Staffordshire, England), Jane (born 1865 in Rowley, Staffordshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Rowley, Staffordshire, England), Anne (born 1876 in Rowley, Staffordshire, England), Carrie (born 1877 in Rowley, Staffordshire, England), Joseph (born 1879 in Rowley, Staffordshire, England) and Martha (born 1881 in Rowley, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Mother, Sarah Portman, born in 1813 in Worcestershire, England.


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Joseph Biggs's household

Male

Joseph

Biggs

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Biggs

Wife
Male

John

Biggs

Son
Female

Jane

Biggs

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Biggs

Daughter
Female

Anne

Biggs

Daughter
Female

Carrie

Biggs

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Biggs

Son
Female

Martha

Biggs

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Portman

Mother
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Biggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Biggs

Head

Married

42

1839

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Elizabeth

Biggs

Wife

Married

37

1844

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

John

Biggs

Son

Single

8

1873

Rowley, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Biggs

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Rowley, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Biggs

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Rowley, Staffordshire, England

Anne

Biggs

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Rowley, Staffordshire, England

Carrie

Biggs

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Rowley, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Biggs

Son

Single

2

1879

Rowley, Staffordshire, England

Martha

Biggs

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Rowley, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Portman

Mother

Widow

68

1813

Worcestershire, England

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