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Household of Joseph Higgins (born 1838, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Higgins, born in 1838 in Ditcheat, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ellen Higgins, born in 1835 in Ditcheat, Somerset, England. They had 7 children; Jane (born 1861 in Ditcheat, Somerset, England), Susan (born 1868 in Ditcheat, Somerset, England), Albert (born 1870 in Ditcheat, Somerset, England), Robert (born 1872 in Ditcheat, Somerset, England), Sidney (born 1875 in Ditcheat, Somerset, England), Henry (born 1877 in Ditcheat, Somerset, England) and Arthur (born 1880 in Lamyatt, Somerset, England).


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Joseph Higgins's household

Male

Joseph

Higgins

Head
Female

Ellen

Higgins

Wife
Female

Jane

Higgins

Daughter
Female

Susan

Higgins

Daughter
Male

Albert

Higgins

Son
Male

Robert

Higgins

Son
Male

Sidney

Higgins

Son
Male

Henry

Higgins

Son
Male

Arthur

Higgins

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ditcheat, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Higgins

Head

Married

43

1838

Ditcheat, Somerset, England

Ellen

Higgins

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ditcheat, Somerset, England

Jane

Higgins

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Ditcheat, Somerset, England

Susan

Higgins

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ditcheat, Somerset, England

Albert

Higgins

Son

Single

11

1870

Ditcheat, Somerset, England

Robert

Higgins

Son

Single

9

1872

Ditcheat, Somerset, England

Sidney

Higgins

Son

Single

6

1875

Ditcheat, Somerset, England

Henry

Higgins

Son

Single

4

1877

Ditcheat, Somerset, England

Arthur

Higgins

Son

Single

1

1880

Lamyatt, Somerset, England

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