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Household of Moses Highham (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

Moses Highham and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Moses Highham, born in 1832 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Moses was the head of the household, married to Alice Highham, born in 1832 in Newton, Cheshire, England. They had 1 grandchild; John, born 1876 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Moses's Lodger, Joseph (born 1826 in Newton, Cheshire, England), Moses's Lodger, John Wild (born 1831 in Hyde, Cheshire, England) and Moses's Lodger, Henry (born 1831 in Preston, Dorset, England).


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Moses Highham's household

Male

Moses

Highham

Head
Female

Alice

Highham

Wife
Male

John

Willie

Grand Son
Male

Joseph

Fitton

Lodger
Male

John Wild

Shaw

Lodger
Male

Henry

Terry

Lodger
First name(s) Moses
Last name Highham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Moses

Highham

Head

Married

49

1832

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Highham

Wife

Married

49

1832

Newton, Cheshire, England

John

Willie

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Fitton

Lodger

Single

55

1826

Newton, Cheshire, England

John Wild

Shaw

Lodger

Married

50

1831

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Henry

Terry

Lodger

Married

50

1831

Preston, Dorset, England

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