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Household of William Higginbotham (born 1818, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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.

William Higginbotham and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Higginbotham, born in 1818 in Henbury, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Frank, born 1857 in Alderley, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter In Law, Kate (born 1859 in Ireland), William's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Ollerton, Cheshire, England) and William's Servant, Joseph (born 1860 in Withington, Cheshire, England).


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William Higginbotham's household

Male

William

Higginbotham

Head
Male

Frank

Higginbotham

Son
Female

Kate

Higginbotham

Daughter In Law
Female

Jane

Pennington

Servant
Male

Joseph

Bowers

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Higginbotham
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Henbury, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Higginbotham

Head

Widower

63

1818

Henbury, Cheshire, England

Frank

Higginbotham

Son

Married

24

1857

Alderley, Cheshire, England

Kate

Higginbotham

Daughter In Law

Married

22

1859

Ireland

Jane

Pennington

Servant

Single

19

1862

Ollerton, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Bowers

Servant

Single

21

1860

Withington, Cheshire, England

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