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Household of Thomas Higginbottom (born 1831, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

Thomas Higginbottom and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Higginbottom, born in 1831 in Duckenfield, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Higginbottom, born in 1837 in Newby, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1837 in Newby, Lancashire, England), Louisa (born 1864 in Accrington, Lancashire, England) and Herbert E (born 1875 in Southport, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother, Margaret (born 1810 in Clapham, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Sister, Adeliza (born 1852 in Accrington, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Thomas R (born 1859 in Kendal, Westmorland, England).


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Thomas Higginbottom's household

Male

Thomas

Higginbottom

Head
Female

Margaret

Higginbottom

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Higginbottom

Daughter
Male

Herbert E

Higginbottom

Son
Female

Margaret

Sykes

Mother
Female

Adeliza

Sykes

Sister
Male

Thomas R

Barrow

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Higginbottom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Duckenfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Higginbottom

Head

Married

50

1831

Duckenfield, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Higginbottom

Daughter

Married

44

1837

Newby, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Higginbottom

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Herbert E

Higginbottom

Son

Single

6

1875

Southport, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Sykes

Mother

Widow

71

1810

Clapham, Yorkshire, England

Adeliza

Sykes

Sister

Single

29

1852

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Thomas R

Barrow

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Kendal, Westmorland, England

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