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Household of Thomas Higgins (born 1844, Galway)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Higgins, born in 1844 in Galway, Galway, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ellen Higgins, born in 1877 in Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary Ellen (born 1877 in Staffordshire, England) and Timothy (born 1871 in Congleton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, John Dowd, born in 1856 in Ireland.


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Thomas Higgins's household

Male

Thomas

Higgins

Head
Female

Mary Ellen

Higgins

Daughter
Male

Timothy

Higgins

Son
Male

John

Dowd

Lodger
Female

Ellen

Higgins

Wife
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Galway, Galway, Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Higgins

Head

Married

37

1844

Galway, Galway, Ireland

Mary Ellen

Higgins

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Staffordshire, England

Timothy

Higgins

Son

Single

10

1871

Congleton, Cheshire, England

John

Dowd

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Ireland

Ellen

Higgins

Wife

Married

32

1849

Congleton, Cheshire, England

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