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Household of William Higgs (born 1809, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rugby, Warwickshire, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Higgs, born in 1809 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Martha (born 1833 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England), Thomas (born 1841 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England) and Ellen Maria (born 1851 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England). He had 4 grandchildren; Lucy (born 1866 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England), William James (born 1872 in United States), Thomas Edwd (born 1874 in United States) and George Laudon (born 1877 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter In Law, Elizabeth (born 1842 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England), William's Son In Law, Joseph E (born 1849 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England), William's Daughter In Law, Judith (born 1835 in Dunmow, Essex, England) and William's Visitor Workman, George (born 1824 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England).


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William Higgs's household

Male

William

Higgs

Head
Female

Martha

Piggott

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Piggott

Grand Daughter
Male

Thomas

Higgs

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Higgs

Daughter In Law
Male

William James

Higgs

Grand Son
Male

Thomas Edwd

Higgs

Grand Son
Male

George Laudon

Higgs

Grand Son
Female

Ellen Maria

Tongue

Daughter
Male

Joseph E

Tongue

Son In Law
Female

Judith

Higgs

Daughter In Law
Male

George

Gregory

Visitor Workman
First name(s) William
Last name Higgs
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Higgs

Head

Widower

72

1809

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Martha

Piggott

Daughter

Widow

48

1833

Rugby, Warwickshire, England

Lucy

Piggott

Grand Daughter

Single

15

1866

Rugby, Warwickshire, England

Thomas

Higgs

Son

Married

40

1841

Rugby, Warwickshire, England

Elizabeth

Higgs

Daughter In Law

Married

39

1842

Rugby, Warwickshire, England

William James

Higgs

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

United States

Thomas Edwd

Higgs

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

United States

George Laudon

Higgs

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Rugby, Warwickshire, England

Ellen Maria

Tongue

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Rugby, Warwickshire, England

Joseph E

Tongue

Son In Law

Married

32

1849

Rugby, Warwickshire, England

Judith

Higgs

Daughter In Law

Married

46

1835

Dunmow, Essex, England

George

Gregory

Visitor Workman

Married

57

1824

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

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