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Household of Joseph W Higgens (born 1852, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 W Higgens and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph W Higgens, born in 1852 in Camberwell, Surrey, consisted of 6 members. Joseph W was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Higgens, born in 1850 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; William E, born 1881 in Walthamstow, Essex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph W's Wife Mother, Mary Ann (born 1818 in Witney, Oxfordshire, England), Joseph W's 2d Cousin, Hephzibah (born 1876 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Joseph W's Lodger, Emma E (born 1834 in Woodford, Essex, England).


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Joseph W Higgens's household

Male

Joseph W

Higgens

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Higgens

Wife
Male

William E

Higgens

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Hollis

Wife Mother
Female

Hephzibah

Beale

2d Cousin
Female

Emma E

Raven

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph W
Last name Higgens
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Camberwell, Surrey, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph W

Higgens

Head

Married

29

1852

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Mary Ann

Higgens

Wife

Married

31

1850

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

William E

Higgens

Son

Single

0

1881

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Mary Ann

Hollis

Wife Mother

Widow

63

1818

Witney, Oxfordshire, England

Hephzibah

Beale

2d Cousin

Single

5

1876

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Emma E

Raven

Lodger

Single

47

1834

Woodford, Essex, England

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