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Household of Matthew Higgins (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Matthew Higgins and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Higgins, born in 1844 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Harriet Higgins, born in 1844 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Willie (born 1870 in Brightside, Yorkshire, England), Matthew (born 1878 in Brightside, Yorkshire, England), David (born 1879 in Brightside, Yorkshire, England) and Horace (born 1881 in Brightside, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Step Son, William V (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Matthew's Step Daughter, Rose Ann (born 1862 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Matthew Higgins's household

Male

Matthew

Higgins

Head
Female

Harriet

Higgins

Wife
Male

Willie

Higgins

Son
Male

Matthew

Higgins

Son
Male

David

Higgins

Son
Male

Horace

Higgins

Son
Male

William V

Hague

Step Son
Female

Rose Ann

Hague

Step Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Higgins

Head

Married

37

1844

Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Higgins

Wife

Married

37

1844

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Willie

Higgins

Son

Single

11

1870

Brightside, Yorkshire, England

Matthew

Higgins

Son

Single

3

1878

Brightside, Yorkshire, England

David

Higgins

Son

Single

2

1879

Brightside, Yorkshire, England

Horace

Higgins

Son

Single

0

1881

Brightside, Yorkshire, England

William V

Hague

Step Son

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Rose Ann

Hague

Step Daughter

Single

19

1862

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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