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Household of Samuel Hignell (born 1817, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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.

Samuel Hignell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Hignell, born in 1817 in Marton, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Hannah Hignell, born in 1819 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1841 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. They had 5 grandchildren; Matilda (born 1862 in London, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1865 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Emily Ann (born 1869 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Tom (born 1873 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Samuel (born 1876 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Boarder, Edward Sumner, born in 1843 in Tarlton, Lancashire, England.


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Samuel Hignell's household

Male

Samuel

Hignell

Head
Female

Hannah

Hignell

Wife
Female

Mary

Payne

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Payne

Grand Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Payne

Grand Daughter
Female

Emily Ann

Payne

Grand Daughter
Male

Tom

Payne

Grand Son
Male

Samuel

Payne

Grand Son
Male

Edward

Sumner

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Hignell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Marton, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Hignell

Head

Married

64

1817

Marton, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Hignell

Wife

Married

62

1819

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Mary

Payne

Daughter

Widow

40

1841

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Matilda

Payne

Grand Daughter

Single

19

1862

London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Payne

Grand Daughter

Single

16

1865

Salford, Lancashire, England

Emily Ann

Payne

Grand Daughter

Single

12

1869

Salford, Lancashire, England

Tom

Payne

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Salford, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Payne

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Salford, Lancashire, England

Edward

Sumner

Boarder

Single

38

1843

Tarlton, Lancashire, England

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