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Household of Thomas Hignett (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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 Hignett and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Hignett, born in 1837 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, consisted of 13 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Hignett, born in 1842 in Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England. They had 10 children; Alice (born 1862 in Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1864 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England), William (born 1866 in Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1868 in Aughton, Lancashire, England), Albert (born 1870 in Aughton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1872 in Aughton, Lancashire, England), Ann J J (born 1875 in Aughton, Lancashire, England), Charles J (born 1876 in Aughton, Lancashire, England), Richard E (born 1879 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1880 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Son In Law, Thomas Wills, born in 1861 in Ireland.


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Thomas Hignett's household

Male

Thomas

Hignett

Head
Female

Mary

Hignett

Wife
Male

Thomas

Wills

Son In Law
Female

Alice

Wills

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Hignett

Son
Male

William

Hignett

Son
Female

Sarah

Hignett

Daughter
Male

Albert

Hignett

Son
Male

James

Hignett

Son
Female

Ann J J

Hignett

Daughter
Male

Charles J

Hignett

Son
Male

Richard E

Hignett

Son
Female

Mary

Hignett

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Hignett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Hignett

Head

Married

44

1837

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Mary

Hignett

Wife

Married

39

1842

Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Wills

Son In Law

Married

20

1861

Ireland

Alice

Wills

Daughter

Married

19

1862

Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Hignett

Son

Single

17

1864

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

William

Hignett

Son

Single

15

1866

Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Hignett

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Aughton, Lancashire, England

Albert

Hignett

Son

Single

11

1870

Aughton, Lancashire, England

James

Hignett

Son

Single

9

1872

Aughton, Lancashire, England

Ann J J

Hignett

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Aughton, Lancashire, England

Charles J

Hignett

Son

Single

5

1876

Aughton, Lancashire, England

Richard E

Hignett

Son

Single

2

1879

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Mary

Hignett

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

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