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Household of Richard Highton (born 1842, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 Highton and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Highton, born in 1842 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Alice Highton, born in 1842 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; John Richard (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Esther (born 1866 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Rebecca A (born 1871 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Flora (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Boarder, John (born 1857 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Boarder, Laura (born 1860 in Stanton, Lancashire, England).
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Richard Highton's household
Richard
Highton
Head
Alice
Highton
Wife
John Richard
Highton
Son
Esther
Highton
Daughter
Rebecca A
Highton
Daughter
Flora
Highton
Daughter
John
Wilson
Boarder
Laura
Wilson
Boarder
| First name(s) | Richard |
| Last name | Highton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard | Highton | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England | |
Alice | Highton | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England | |
John Richard | Highton | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Oldham, Lancashire, England | |
Esther | Highton | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Oldham, Lancashire, England | |
Rebecca A | Highton | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Oldham, Lancashire, England | |
Flora | Highton | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Oldham, Lancashire, England | |
John | Wilson | Boarder | Married | 24 | 1857 | Haslingden, Lancashire, England | |
Laura | Wilson | Boarder | Married | 21 | 1860 | Stanton, Lancashire, England |
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