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Household of Joseph Higgins (born 1842, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Higgins, born in 1842 in Chelwood, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Louisa Higgins, born in 1851 in Chelwood, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Albert (born 1876 in Stanton Wick, Somerset, England), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Stanton Wick, Somerset, England) and Edward (born 1880 in Stanton Wick, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Mother, Ann (born 1823 in Gloucestershire, England) and Joseph's Servant, John (born 1860 in Sherborne, Dorset, England).


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Joseph Higgins's household

Male

Joseph

Higgins

Head
Female

Louisa

Higgins

Wife
Male

Albert

Higgins

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Higgins

Daughter
Male

Edward

Higgins

Son
Female

Ann

Higgins

Mother
Male

John

Poyner

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Chelwood, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Higgins

Head

Married

39

1842

Chelwood, Somerset, England

Louisa

Higgins

Wife

Married

30

1851

Chelwood, Somerset, England

Albert

Higgins

Son

Single

5

1876

Stanton Wick, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Higgins

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Stanton Wick, Somerset, England

Edward

Higgins

Son

Single

1

1880

Stanton Wick, Somerset, England

Ann

Higgins

Mother

Widow

58

1823

Gloucestershire, England

John

Poyner

Servant

Married

21

1860

Sherborne, Dorset, England

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