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Household of William Higgins (born 1829, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Higgins, born in 1829 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Higgins, born in 1850 in Ireland. They had 3 children; William (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1820 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Boarder, Bernard (born 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Rodger (born 1828 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Higgins's household

Male

William

Higgins

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Higgins

Wife
Male

William

Higgins

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Higgins

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Higgins

Son
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Boarder
Male

Bernard

Currie

Boarder
Male

Rodger

McDonald

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Higgins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Higgins

Head

Married

52

1829

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Higgins

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ireland

William

Higgins

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Higgins

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Higgins

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Wilson

Boarder

Widower

61

1820

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bernard

Currie

Boarder

Unmarried

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rodger

McDonald

Boarder

Unmarried

53

1828

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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