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Household of Roger Higgin (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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.

Roger Higgin and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Roger Higgin, born in 1844 in Gleaston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Roger was the head of the household, married to Mary Higgin, born in 1848 in Kendal, Westmorland, England. They had 3 children; Jessie (born 1869 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Leah (born 1874 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1877 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Roger's Boarder, Robert (born 1837 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England) and Roger's Boarder, George (born 1843 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England).


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Roger Higgin's household

Male

Roger

Higgin

Head
Female

Mary

Higgin

Wife
Female

Jessie

Higgin

Daughter
Female

Leah

Higgin

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Higgin

Son
Male

Robert

Agnew

Boarder
Male

George

Anderson

Boarder
First name(s) Roger
Last name Higgin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Gleaston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Roger

Higgin

Head

Married

37

1844

Gleaston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Higgin

Wife

Married

33

1848

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Jessie

Higgin

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Leah

Higgin

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Higgin

Son

Single

4

1877

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Robert

Agnew

Boarder

Single

44

1837

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

George

Anderson

Boarder

Single

38

1843

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

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