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Household of William Higgins (born 1824, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, Somerset, 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 Higgins and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Higgins, born in 1824 in Butleigh Wootton, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Frances Higgins, born in 1828 in Street, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Frank (born 1864 in Butleigh, Somerset, England), Charlotte (born 1863 in Butleigh, Somerset, England) and Albert (born 1869 in Butleigh, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, John Maidment, born in 1865 in Baltonsborough, Somerset, England.


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William Higgins's household

Male

William

Higgins

Head
Female

Frances

Higgins

Wife
Male

Frank

Higgins

Son
Female

Charlotte

Higgins

Daughter
Male

Albert

Higgins

Son
Male

John

Maidment

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Butleigh Wootton, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Higgins

Head

Married

57

1824

Butleigh Wootton, Somerset, England

Frances

Higgins

Wife

Married

53

1828

Street, Somerset, England

Frank

Higgins

Son

Single

17

1864

Butleigh, Somerset, England

Charlotte

Higgins

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Butleigh, Somerset, England

Albert

Higgins

Son

Single

12

1869

Butleigh, Somerset, England

John

Maidment

Lodger

Single

16

1865

Baltonsborough, Somerset, England

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