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Household of Thomas Higson (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Higson, born in 1846 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Higson, born in 1847 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1874 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Nathaniel (born 1876 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Sarah Annie (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Ada (born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Step Son, Mark (born 1867 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Step Daughter, Sarah (born 1869 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Higson's household

Male

Thomas

Higson

Head
Female

Mary

Higson

Wife
Male

Mark

Southern

Step Son
Female

Sarah

Southern

Step Daughter
Male

Thomas

Higson

Son
Male

Nathaniel

Higson

Son
Female

Sarah Annie

Higson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Higson

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Higson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Higson

Head

Married

35

1846

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Higson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mark

Southern

Step Son

Single

14

1867

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Southern

Step Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Higson

Son

Single

7

1874

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Nathaniel

Higson

Son

Single

5

1876

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah Annie

Higson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ada

Higson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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