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Household of Sarah Higgins (born 1838, Mayo)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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.

Sarah Higgins and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Higgins, born in 1838 in Mayo, consisted of 7 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Stephen (born 1860 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1864 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), Andrew (born 1858 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), James (born 1862 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England) and John (born 1867 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Sarah's Lodger Head, Ann Morran, born in 1817 in Mayo, Ireland.


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Sarah Higgins's household

Female

Sarah

Higgins

Head
Male

Stephen

Higgins

Son
Male

John

Higgins

Son
Female

Ann

Morran

Lodger Head
Male

Andrew

Collins

Son
Male

James

Morran

Son
Male

John

Morran

Son
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Mayo, Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Higgins

Head

Widow

43

1838

Mayo, Ireland

Stephen

Higgins

Son

Single

21

1860

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

John

Higgins

Son

Single

17

1864

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Ann

Morran

Lodger Head

Married

64

1817

Mayo, Ireland

Andrew

Collins

Son

Married

23

1858

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

James

Morran

Son

Single

19

1862

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

John

Morran

Son

Single

14

1867

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

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