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Household of Ruth Higginbottom (born 1841, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire, 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.

Ruth Higginbottom and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ruth Higginbottom, born in 1841 in Cromford, Derbyshire, consisted of 5 members. Ruth was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Mary A (born 1864 in Stockport, Cheshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1873 in Werneth, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ruth's Boarder, Richard (born 1840 in Haughton, Lancashire, England) and Ruth's Boarder, Ernest (born 1874 in Haughton, Lancashire, England).


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Ruth Higginbottom's household

Female

Ruth

Higginbottom

Head
Female

Mary A

Higginbottom

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Higginbottom

Daughter
Male

Richard

Lomas

Boarder
Male

Ernest

Lomas

Boarder
First name(s) Ruth
Last name Higginbottom
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Cromford, Derbyshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ruth

Higginbottom

Head

Widow

40

1841

Cromford, Derbyshire, England

Mary A

Higginbottom

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Higginbottom

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Werneth, Cheshire, England

Richard

Lomas

Boarder

Widower

41

1840

Haughton, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Lomas

Boarder

Single

7

1874

Haughton, Lancashire, England

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