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Household of William Higgs (born 1844, Buckinghamshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, Kent, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Higgs, born in 1844 in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Higgs, born in 1841 in Margate, Kent, England. They had 7 children; Caroline (born 1871 in Margate, Kent, England), William (born 1872 in Margate, Kent, England), Emily (born 1874 in Margate, Kent, England), Mary (born 1876 in Margate, Kent, England), Charles (born 1878 in Margate, Kent, England), Florence (born 1879 in Margate, Kent, England) and Louisa (born 1880 in Margate, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Sarah Stroud, born in 1798 in Kent, England.
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William Higgs's household
William
Higgs
Head
Sarah
Higgs
Wife
Caroline
Higgs
Daughter
William
Higgs
Son
Emily
Higgs
Daughter
Mary
Higgs
Daughter
Charles
Higgs
Son
Florence
Higgs
Daughter
Louisa
Higgs
Daughter
Sarah
Stroud
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Higgs |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Higgs | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England | |
Sarah | Higgs | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Margate, Kent, England | |
Caroline | Higgs | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Margate, Kent, England | |
William | Higgs | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Margate, Kent, England | |
Emily | Higgs | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Margate, Kent, England | |
Mary | Higgs | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Margate, Kent, England | |
Charles | Higgs | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Margate, Kent, England | |
Florence | Higgs | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Margate, Kent, England | |
Louisa | Higgs | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Margate, Kent, England | |
Sarah | Stroud | Mother In Law | Widow | 83 | 1798 | Kent, England |
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