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Household of Thomas H Hignett (born 1849, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, 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.

Thomas H Hignett and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas H Hignett, born in 1849 in Chester, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas H was the head of the household, married to Jane Napier Hignett, born in 1852 in Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas H's Servant, Esther (born 1835 in Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales), Thomas H's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales) and Thomas H's Servant, Rose Ellen (born 1857 in Chester, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas H Hignett's household

Male

Thomas H

Hignett

Head
Female

Jane Napier

Hignett

Wife
Female

Esther

Piercy

Servant
Female

Jane

Davies

Servant
Female

Rose Ellen

Sullivan

Servant
First name(s) Thomas H
Last name Hignett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Chester, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas H

Hignett

Head

Married

32

1849

Chester, Cheshire, England

Jane Napier

Hignett

Wife

Married

29

1852

Scotland

Esther

Piercy

Servant

Single

46

1835

Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales

Jane

Davies

Servant

Single

20

1861

Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales

Rose Ellen

Sullivan

Servant

Single

24

1857

Chester, Cheshire, England

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