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Household of William Higgs (born 1847, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, 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 Higgs and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Higgs, born in 1847 in Staffordshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ellen Higgs, born in 1856 in -. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1879 in Hoyland Common, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah (born 1880 in Wombwell, Yorkshire, England).


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William Higgs's household

Male

William

Higgs

Head
Female

Mary Ellen

Higgs

Wife
Male

Thomas

Higgs

Son
Female

Sarah

Higgs

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Higgs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Staffordshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Higgs

Head

Married

34

1847

Staffordshire, England

Mary Ellen

Higgs

Wife

Married

25

1856

-

Thomas

Higgs

Son

Single

2

1879

Hoyland Common, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Higgs

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wombwell, Yorkshire, England

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