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Household of Walter Higgins (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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.

Walter Higgins and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Higgins, born in 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Sarah Higgins, born in 1852 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Charles (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Catherine (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Boarder, Frederick (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Walter's Boarder, Richard (born 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Walter's Boarder, Thomas H (born 1860 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England).


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Walter Higgins's household

Male

Walter

Higgins

Head
Female

Sarah

Higgins

Wife
Male

Charles

Higgins

Son
Female

Sarah

Higgins

Daughter
Female

Mary

Higgins

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Higgins

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Ogden

Boarder
Male

Richard

Owen

Boarder
Male

Thomas H

Wilson

Boarder
First name(s) Walter
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Higgins

Head

Married

30

1851

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Higgins

Wife

Married

29

1852

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles

Higgins

Son

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Higgins

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Higgins

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Higgins

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Ogden

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Richard

Owen

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas H

Wilson

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

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