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Household of William Higgins (born 1836)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 15 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Higgins, born in 1836 in , consisted of 16 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Higgins, born in 1839 in Ireland. They had 4 children; John (born 1866 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1871 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Joseph H (born 1876 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1878 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Samuel (born 1850 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), William's Lodger Head, William (born 1854 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England), William's Lodger, Charlotte (born 1853 in Woolwich, Kent, England), William's Lodger, John (born 1840 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), William's Lodger, William (born 1840 in York, Yorkshire, England), William's Lodger Head, James (born 1849 in Somerset, England), William's Lodger, Mary Ann (born 1857 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England), William's Lodger Head, Thomas (born 1849 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), William's Lodger, Mary Jane (born 1857 in Durham, Durham, England) and William's Lodger, Joseph (born 1869 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
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William Higgins's household
William
Higgins
Head
Margaret
Higgins
Wife
John
Higgins
Son
Mary Ann
Higgins
Daughter
Joseph H
Higgins
Son
William
Higgins
Son
Samuel
Welsh
Lodger
William
Wood
Lodger Head
Charlotte
Wood
Lodger
John
Smith
Lodger
William
Wright
Lodger
James
Mills
Lodger Head
Mary Ann
Mills
Lodger
Thomas
Horsfall
Lodger Head
Mary Jane
Horsfall
Lodger
Joseph
Wilson
Lodger
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Higgins |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (16 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Higgins | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | Ireland | |
Margaret | Higgins | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Ireland | |
John | Higgins | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary Ann | Higgins | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Joseph H | Higgins | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
William | Higgins | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Samuel | Welsh | Lodger | Single | 31 | 1850 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
William | Wood | Lodger Head | Married | 27 | 1854 | Grantham, Lincolnshire, England | |
Charlotte | Wood | Lodger | Married | 28 | 1853 | Woolwich, Kent, England | |
John | Smith | Lodger | Single | 41 | 1840 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
William | Wright | Lodger | Single | 41 | 1840 | York, Yorkshire, England | |
James | Mills | Lodger Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Somerset, England | |
Mary Ann | Mills | Lodger | Married | 24 | 1857 | Haslingden, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Horsfall | Lodger Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Halifax, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary Jane | Horsfall | Lodger | Married | 24 | 1857 | Durham, Durham, England | |
Joseph | Wilson | Lodger | Single | 12 | 1869 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
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