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Household of Joseph Higginbottom (born 1848, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 Higginbottom and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Higginbottom, born in 1848 in Stawley, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary A Higginbottom, born in 1850 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Harry (born 1878 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England) and Fred (born 1881 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Alice Scarlet, born in 1862 in Hulme, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Higginbottom's household

Male

Joseph

Higginbottom

Head
Female

Mary A

Higginbottom

Wife
Male

Harry

Higginbottom

Son
Male

Fred

Higginbottom

Son
Female

Alice

Scarlet

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Higginbottom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Stawley, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Higginbottom

Head

Married

33

1848

Stawley, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Higginbottom

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Harry

Higginbottom

Son

Single

3

1878

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Fred

Higginbottom

Son

Single

0

1881

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Alice

Scarlet

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Hulme, Lancashire, England

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