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Household of Thomas Higson (born 1842, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Higson and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Higson, born in 1842 in Hindley, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alice Higson, born in 1847 in Hindley, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1869 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1871 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), James (born 1872 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1875 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Hindley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, James (born 1859 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Richard (born 1862 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England).
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Thomas Higson's household
Thomas
Higson
Head
Alice
Higson
Wife
John
Higson
Son
Mary
Higson
Daughter
James
Higson
Son
Ellen
Higson
Daughter
Thomas
Higson
Son
James
Meadows
Lodger
Richard
Howorth
Lodger
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Higson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Hindley, Lancashire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Higson | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Hindley, Lancashire, England | |
Alice | Higson | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Hindley, Lancashire, England | |
John | Higson | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Hindley, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Higson | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Hindley, Lancashire, England | |
James | Higson | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Hindley, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Higson | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Hindley, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Higson | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Hindley, Lancashire, England | |
James | Meadows | Lodger | Single | 22 | 1859 | Hindley, Lancashire, England | |
Richard | Howorth | Lodger | Single | 19 | 1862 | Blackrod, Lancashire, England |
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