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Household of Wilkinson Higson (born 1833, 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.
Wilkinson Higson and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Wilkinson Higson, born in 1833 in Kelbrook, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Wilkinson was the head of the household, married to Ellen Higson, born in 1837 in Grassington, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Daniel, born 1869 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Wilkinson's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1810 in Grassington, Yorkshire, England), Wilkinson's Boarder, Joseph (born 1844 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Wilkinson's Lodger, John (born 1835 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
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Wilkinson Higson's household
Wilkinson
Higson
Head
Ellen
Higson
Wife
Daniel
Higson
Son
Mary
Chew
Mother In Law
Joseph
Gibson
Boarder
John
Cowell
Lodger
| First name(s) | Wilkinson |
| Last name | Higson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Kelbrook, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wilkinson | Higson | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Kelbrook, Yorkshire, England | |
Ellen | Higson | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Grassington, Yorkshire, England | |
Daniel | Higson | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Chew | Mother In Law | Widow | 71 | 1810 | Grassington, Yorkshire, England | |
Joseph | Gibson | Boarder | Single | 37 | 1844 | Halifax, Yorkshire, England | |
John | Cowell | Lodger | Single | 46 | 1835 | Preston, Lancashire, England |
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