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Household of William Higgs (born 1827, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Higgs, born in 1827 in Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Higgs, born in 1832 in Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; Emily (born 1865 in Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England), Elenor (born 1868 in Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England) and William (born 1872 in Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Nurse Child, Regenild H Hull, born in 1879 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England.


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William Higgs's household

Male

William

Higgs

Head
Female

Ellen

Higgs

Wife
Female

Emily

Higgs

Daughter
Female

Elenor

Higgs

Daughter
Male

William

Higgs

Son
Male

Regenild H

Hull

Nurse Child
First name(s) William
Last name Higgs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Higgs

Head

Married

54

1827

Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire, England

Ellen

Higgs

Wife

Married

49

1832

Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire, England

Emily

Higgs

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England

Elenor

Higgs

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England

William

Higgs

Son

Single

9

1872

Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England

Regenild H

Hull

Nurse Child

Single

2

1879

Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

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