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Household of William Higham (born 1830, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, Lancashire, 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 Higham and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Higham, born in 1830 in Croston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Higham, born in 1834 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Sarah (born 1855 in Croston, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1860 in Croston, Lancashire, England) and Agnes (born 1865 in Croston, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; John (born 1875 in Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1877 in Croston, Lancashire, England).


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William Higham's household

Male

William

Higham

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Higham

Wife
Female

Sarah

Gore

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Higham

Son
Female

Agnes

Higham

Daughter
Male

John

Gore

Grand Son
Female

Mary

Gore

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Higham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Croston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Higham

Head

Married

51

1830

Croston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Higham

Wife

Married

47

1834

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Gore

Daughter

Widow

26

1855

Croston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Higham

Son

Single

21

1860

Croston, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Higham

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Croston, Lancashire, England

John

Gore

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Lancashire, England

Mary

Gore

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Croston, Lancashire, England

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