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Household of Thomas Higgins (born 1849)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Higgins and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Higgins, born in 1849 in , consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Higgins, born in 1854 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Mary E (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and James T (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Joseph (born 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder Wife, Mary A (born 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Mary (born 1831 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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Thomas Higgins's household

Male

Thomas

Higgins

Head
Female

Mary A

Higgins

Wife
Female

Mary E

Higgins

Daughter
Male

James T

Higgins

Son
Male

Joseph

Shelmerdine

Boarder
Female

Mary A

Shelmerdine

Boarder Wife
Female

Mary

Rain

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Higgins

Head

Married

32

1849

Ireland

Mary A

Higgins

Wife

Married

27

1854

Ireland

Mary E

Higgins

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James T

Higgins

Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Shelmerdine

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Shelmerdine

Boarder Wife

Married

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Rain

Boarder

Widow

50

1831

City of London, Middlesex, England

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