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Household of Thomas Higgins (born 1821)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke upon Trent, 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.

Thomas Higgins and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Higgins, born in 1821 in , consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Mary, born 1853 in Ireland. He had 6 grandchildren; Mary Ann (born 1871 in Longton, Staffordshire, England), Catherine (born 1873 in Longton, Staffordshire, England), Martin (born 1874 in Longton, Staffordshire, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Longton, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1879 in Longton, Staffordshire, England) and Annie (born 1870 in Longton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Son In Law, Patrick (born 1849 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Lodger, William (born 1861 in Ireland) and Thomas's Lodger, Michael (born 1821 in Ireland).


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Thomas Higgins's household

Male

Thomas

Higgins

Head
Female

Mary

Riley

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Riley

Son In Law
Female

Mary Ann

Riley

Grand Daughter
Female

Catherine

Riley

Grand Daughter
Male

Martin

Riley

Grand Son
Male

Thomas

Riley

Grand Son
Male

William

Riley

Grand Son
Female

Annie

Lynch

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Ruane

Lodger
Male

Michael

Mooney

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Higgins

Head

Widower

60

1821

Ireland

Mary

Riley

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Ireland

Patrick

Riley

Son In Law

Married

32

1849

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Riley

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Longton, Staffordshire, England

Catherine

Riley

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Longton, Staffordshire, England

Martin

Riley

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Longton, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Riley

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Longton, Staffordshire, England

William

Riley

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Longton, Staffordshire, England

Annie

Lynch

Grand Daughter

Single

11

1870

Longton, Staffordshire, England

William

Ruane

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Ireland

Michael

Mooney

Lodger

Widower

60

1821

Ireland

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