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Household of Peter Higgins (born 1846, Galway)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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.

Peter Higgins and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Higgins, born in 1846 in Galway, Galway, consisted of 13 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Maria Higgins, born in 1851 in Galway, Galway, Ireland. They had 4 children; James (born 1870 in Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1872 in Lancashire, England), Maria (born 1874 in Lancashire, England) and Annie (born 1878 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Boarder Head, Mary J (born 1864 in Lancashire, England), Peter's Boarder, Eliza (born 1866 in Lancashire, England), Peter's Boarder Head, James (born 1831 in Clare, Ireland), Peter's Boarder, Mary J (born 1863 in Lancashire, England), Peter's Boarder, John (born 1866 in Lancashire, England), Peter's Boarder, Dennis (born 1841 in Ireland) and Peter's Boarder, Annie (born 1849 in Galway, Galway, Ireland).


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Peter Higgins's household

Male

Peter

Higgins

Head
Female

Maria

Higgins

Wife
Male

James

Higgins

Son
Female

Margaret

Higgins

Daughter
Female

Maria

Higgins

Daughter
Female

Annie

Higgins

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Cumins

Boarder Head
Female

Eliza

Cumins

Boarder
Male

James

O Donnell

Boarder Head
Female

Mary J

O Donnell

Boarder
Male

John

O Donnell

Boarder
Male

Dennis

Sculley

Boarder
Female

Annie

Sculley

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Galway, Galway, Ireland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Higgins

Head

Married

35

1846

Galway, Galway, Ireland

Maria

Higgins

Wife

Married

30

1851

Galway, Galway, Ireland

James

Higgins

Son

Single

11

1870

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Higgins

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Maria

Higgins

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

Annie

Higgins

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

Mary J

Cumins

Boarder Head

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

Eliza

Cumins

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Lancashire, England

James

O Donnell

Boarder Head

Widower

50

1831

Clare, Ireland

Mary J

O Donnell

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Lancashire, England

John

O Donnell

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Lancashire, England

Dennis

Sculley

Boarder

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Annie

Sculley

Boarder

Married

32

1849

Galway, Galway, Ireland

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