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Household of Peter Higson (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Higson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Higson, born in 1843 in Atherton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Sister, Mary J (born 1852 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Peter's Sister, Martha (born 1855 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Peter's Sister, Betsy (born 1857 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Peter's Sister, Maria (born 1859 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Peter's Sister, Alice A (born 1865 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).


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Peter Higson's household

Male

Peter

Higson

Head
Female

Mary J

Higson

Sister
Female

Martha

Higson

Sister
Female

Betsy

Higson

Sister
Female

Maria

Higson

Sister
Female

Alice A

Higson

Sister
First name(s) Peter
Last name Higson
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Atherton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Higson

Head

Single

38

1843

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Higson

Sister

Single

29

1852

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Higson

Sister

Single

26

1855

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Higson

Sister

Single

24

1857

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Maria

Higson

Sister

Single

22

1859

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Alice A

Higson

Sister

Single

16

1865

Leigh, Lancashire, England

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