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Household of Thomas Higgs (born 1836, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, Devon, 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 Higgs and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Higgs, born in 1836 in Warwickshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary H Higgs, born in 1834 in Somerset, England. They had 4 children; John H (born 1860 in Hampshire, England), Mary H (born 1866 in Exeter, Devon, England), Ann E (born 1869 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Alice L (born 1874 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Cousins Daughter, Edith K Palmer, born in 1864 in Spratton, Northamptonshire, England.


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Thomas Higgs's household

Male

Thomas

Higgs

Head
Female

Mary H

Higgs

Wife
Male

John H

Higgs

Son
Female

Mary H

Higgs

Daughter
Female

Ann E

Higgs

Daughter
Female

Alice L

Higgs

Daughter
Female

Edith K

Palmer

Cousins Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Higgs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Warwickshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Higgs

Head

Married

45

1836

Warwickshire, England

Mary H

Higgs

Wife

Married

47

1834

Somerset, England

John H

Higgs

Son

Single

21

1860

Hampshire, England

Mary H

Higgs

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Exeter, Devon, England

Ann E

Higgs

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Exeter, Devon, England

Alice L

Higgs

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Exeter, Devon, England

Edith K

Palmer

Cousins Daughter

Single

17

1864

Spratton, Northamptonshire, England

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