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Household of Joseph Higgins (born 1843, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yeovil, Somerset, 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 Higgins and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Higgins, born in 1843 in Mudford, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Eliza Higgins, born in 1848 in Mudford, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Caroline (born 1869 in Mudford, Somerset, England), James (born 1871 in Mudford, Somerset, England), George (born 1873 in Mudford, Somerset, England), Joseph (born 1875 in Mudford, Somerset, England) and William (born 1877 in Mudford, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Louisa King, born in 1847 in Preston, Somerset, England.


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Joseph Higgins's household

Male

Joseph

Higgins

Head
Female

Eliza

Higgins

Wife
Female

Caroline

Higgins

Daughter
Male

James

Higgins

Son
Male

George

Higgins

Son
Male

Joseph

Higgins

Son
Male

William

Higgins

Son
Female

Louisa

King

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Mudford, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Higgins

Head

Married

38

1843

Mudford, Somerset, England

Eliza

Higgins

Wife

Married

33

1848

Mudford, Somerset, England

Caroline

Higgins

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Mudford, Somerset, England

James

Higgins

Son

Single

10

1871

Mudford, Somerset, England

George

Higgins

Son

Single

8

1873

Mudford, Somerset, England

Joseph

Higgins

Son

Single

6

1875

Mudford, Somerset, England

William

Higgins

Son

Single

4

1877

Mudford, Somerset, England

Louisa

King

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Preston, Somerset, England

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