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Household of Joseph Higgins (born 1845, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Higgins, born in 1845 in Imachar, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Maria Higgins, born in 1835 in -. They had 7 children; Alexander (born 1867 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1859 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1862 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1863 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Maria (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1874 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Christina (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Granddaughter, Elizabeth Wigham, born in 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Joseph Higgins's household

Male

Joseph

Higgins

Head
Female

Maria

Higgins

Wife
Male

Alexander

Hart

Son
Female

Helen

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Maria

Higgins

Daughter
Male

William

Higgins

Son
Female

Christina

Higgins

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wigham

Granddaughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Imachar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Higgins

Head

Married

36

1845

Imachar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maria

Higgins

Wife

Married

46

1835

-

Alexander

Hart

Son

-

14

1867

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Davidson

Daughter

Widow

22

1859

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maria

Higgins

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Higgins

Son

-

7

1874

Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Christina

Higgins

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Wigham

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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