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Household of Richard Higham (born 1824, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.
Richard Higham and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Higham, born in 1824 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Higham, born in 1829 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1863 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1866 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1868 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Boarder, Daniel (born 1803 in Penny Bridge, Lancashire, England), Richard's Boarder, Isaac (born 1829 in Dalston, Cumberland, England) and Richard's Boarder, John (born 1874 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
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Richard Higham's household
Richard
Higham
Head
Elizabeth
Higham
Wife
Elizabeth
Higham
Daughter
Mary
Higham
Daughter
Richard
Higham
Son
Daniel
Topping
Boarder
Isaac
Topping
Boarder
John
Norton
Boarder
| First name(s) | Richard |
| Last name | Higham |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Wigan, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard | Higham | Head | Married | 57 | 1824 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Higham | Wife | Married | 52 | 1829 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Higham | Daughter | Single | 18 | 1863 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Higham | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Richard | Higham | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Daniel | Topping | Boarder | Widower | 78 | 1803 | Penny Bridge, Lancashire, England | |
Isaac | Topping | Boarder | Single | 52 | 1829 | Dalston, Cumberland, England | |
John | Norton | Boarder | Single | 7 | 1874 | Wigan, Lancashire, England |
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