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Household of Walter Higgs (born 1854, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Higgs and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Higgs, born in 1854 in Leicester, Leicestershire, consisted of 4 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Emily R Higgs, born in 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Elsie, born 1881 in Levenshulme, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Nurse, Sarah Tovey, born in 1844 in Chester, Cheshire, England.


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Walter Higgs's household

Male

Walter

Higgs

Head
Female

Emily R

Higgs

Wife
Female

Elsie

Higgs

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Tovey

Nurse
First name(s) Walter
Last name Higgs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Higgs

Head

Married

27

1854

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Emily R

Higgs

Wife

Married

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elsie

Higgs

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Levenshulme, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Tovey

Nurse

Married

37

1844

Chester, Cheshire, England

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