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Household of Thomas Higson (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Higson, born in 1836 in Kelbrook, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Higson, born in 1832 in Foulridge, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Mary J (born 1860 in Kelbrook, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1862 in Kelbrook, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1863 in Kelbrook, Yorkshire, England), Robert (born 1865 in Kelbrook, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth E (born 1867 in Kelbrook, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1872 in Earby, Yorkshire, England) and Alfred (born 1874 in Nelson, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Step Daughter, Elizabeth A Stuttard, born in 1867 in Laneshaw Bridge, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Higson's household

Male

Thomas

Higson

Head
Female

Ann

Higson

Wife
Female

Mary J

Higson

Daughter
Male

William

Higson

Son
Male

James

Higson

Son
Male

Robert

Higson

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Stuttard

Step Daughter
Female

Elizabeth E

Higson

Daughter
Female

Emily

Higson

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Higson

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Higson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Kelbrook, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Higson

Head

Married

45

1836

Kelbrook, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Higson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Foulridge, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Higson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Kelbrook, Yorkshire, England

William

Higson

Son

Single

19

1862

Kelbrook, Yorkshire, England

James

Higson

Son

Single

18

1863

Kelbrook, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Higson

Son

Single

16

1865

Kelbrook, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth A

Stuttard

Step Daughter

Single

14

1867

Laneshaw Bridge, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth E

Higson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Kelbrook, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Higson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Earby, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Higson

Son

Single

7

1874

Nelson, Lancashire, England

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