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Household of Samuel Hignett (born 1841, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 Hignett and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Hignett, born in 1841 in Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth R Hignett, born in 1846 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England. They had 3 children; Henry Walker (born 1873 in Bootle, Lancashire, England), Dora (born 1874 in Bootle, Lancashire, England) and Ida E (born 1876 in Bootle, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Servant, Mary Ward, born in 1860 in Ireland.


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Samuel Hignett's household

Male

Samuel

Hignett

Head
Female

Elizabeth R

Hignett

Wife
Male

Henry Walker

Hignett

Son
Female

Dora

Hignett

Daughter
Female

Ida E

Hignett

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ward

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Hignett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Hignett

Head

Married

40

1841

Cheshire, England

Elizabeth R

Hignett

Wife

Married

35

1846

Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England

Henry Walker

Hignett

Son

Single

8

1873

Bootle, Lancashire, England

Dora

Hignett

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bootle, Lancashire, England

Ida E

Hignett

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bootle, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ward

Servant

Single

21

1860

Ireland

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