Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Richard Wiggans (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Wiggans and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Wiggans, born in 1841 in Leyland, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Alice Wiggins, born in 1839 in Leyland, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1869 in Longton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1870 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1873 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England) and Thomas H (born 1881 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Servant, John Blackburn, born in 1864 in Lancashire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Richard Wiggans's household

Male

Richard

Wiggans

Head
Female

Alice

Wiggins

Wife
Male

William

Wiggins

Son
Male

James

Wiggins

Son
Female

Mary E

Wiggins

Daughter
Male

Thomas H

Wiggins

Son
Male

John

Blackburn

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Wiggans
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Leyland, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Wiggans

Head

Married

40

1841

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Alice

Wiggins

Wife

Married

42

1839

Leyland, Lancashire, England

William

Wiggins

Son

Single

12

1869

Longton, Lancashire, England

James

Wiggins

Son

Single

11

1870

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Wiggins

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Thomas H

Wiggins

Son

Single

0

1881

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

John

Blackburn

Servant

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Richard Wiggans in Preston in 1881, and follow the Wiggans family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Richard Wiggans

We’ve found Richard Wiggans in 40 family trees. Find out more about Richard Wiggans' household and view the Wiggans family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census