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Household of William Higgs (born 1820, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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 Higgs and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Higgs, born in 1820 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie Higgs, born in 1828 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 4 children; Edward (born 1862 in Middlesex, England), Alfred (born 1863 in Middlesex, England), Annie (born 1866 in Middlesex, England) and William (born 1869 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Annie (born 1874 in Middlesex, England) and William's Lodger, Ella (born 1862 in Middlesex, England).


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William Higgs's household

Male

William

Higgs

Head
Female

Annie

Higgs

Wife
Male

Edward

Higgs

Son
Male

Alfred

Higgs

Son
Female

Annie

Higgs

Daughter
Male

William

Higgs

Son
Female

Annie

Higgs

Niece
Female

Ella

Bird

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Higgs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Higgs

Head

Married

61

1820

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Annie

Higgs

Wife

Married

53

1828

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Edward

Higgs

Son

Single

19

1862

Middlesex, England

Alfred

Higgs

Son

Single

18

1863

Middlesex, England

Annie

Higgs

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Middlesex, England

William

Higgs

Son

Single

12

1869

Middlesex, England

Annie

Higgs

Niece

Single

7

1874

Middlesex, England

Ella

Bird

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Middlesex, England

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