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Household of Thomas Higham (born 1850, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, Durham, 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 Higham and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Higham, born in 1850 in Blyth, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Amelia Higham, born in 1855 in Hartlepool, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Mary E (born 1874 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), John M (born 1875 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Amelia (born 1879 in Hartlepool, Durham, England) and James (born 1881 in Hartlepool, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, John Turner, born in 1831 in North Shields, Northumberland, England.


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Thomas Higham's household

Male

Thomas

Higham

Head
Female

Amelia

Higham

Wife
Female

Mary E

Higham

Daughter
Male

John M

Higham

Son
Male

Thomas

Higham

Son
Female

Amelia

Higham

Daughter
Male

James

Higham

Son
Male

John

Turner

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Higham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Blyth, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Higham

Head

Married

31

1850

Blyth, Northumberland, England

Amelia

Higham

Wife

Married

26

1855

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Mary E

Higham

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hartlepool, Durham, England

John M

Higham

Son

Single

6

1875

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Thomas

Higham

Son

Single

4

1877

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Amelia

Higham

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hartlepool, Durham, England

James

Higham

Son

Single

0

1881

Hartlepool, Durham, England

John

Turner

Lodger

Single

50

1831

North Shields, Northumberland, England

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