See also
| Husband: | Benjamin HIGGINBOTTOM (1835- ) | |
| Wife: | Margaret HALES (1837- ) | |
| Marriage | c. 1858 | |
| Name: | Benjamin HIGGINBOTTOM | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Birth | 1835 | Derby, Derbyshire |
| Residence | 1871 (age 35-36) | Liscard, Wallasey, Cheshire |
| Name: | Margaret HALES | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | William HALES (1806-1881) | |
| Mother: | Maria SHERLOCK (1807-1889) | |
| Birth | 1837 | Upton, Norfolk, England |
| Census | 6 Jun 1841 (age 3-4) | Upton, Norfolk, England |
| Residence | 1841 (age 3-4) | Upton, Norfolk, England |
| Census | 6 Jun 1841 (age 3-4) | Upton, Norfolk, England |
| Occupation | 1871 (age 33-34) | Repose and Rooms Keeper(New Brighton); New Brighton, Wallasey, Cheshire |
| Residence | 1871 (age 33-34) | New Brighton, Wallasey, Cheshire |
| Residence | 1881 (age 43-44) | Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England |
| Residence | 1901 (age 63-64) | birkenhead, Wirral, Cheshire |
1871 census New Brighton
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1871 census living at 11 Victoria Road New Brighton Wirral . -running a B&B
Living at 14 Victoria Road New Brighton
In 1871 census Margaret is the keeper of Refreshment Rooms at 14 Victoria Road New Brighton.
At this time New Brighton was a flourishing seaside resort for the Lancashire Cotton Workers.
The New Brighton Pier
The New Brighton Promenade Pier was built in 1867 adjacent to the ferry pier on the north side. It was opened on the 7th September, 1867 and completed on the 9th April, 1868. It was 550 feet long an d 70 feet wide. It had a pavilion where the pierrots, Aldeler and Sutton took their shows from the beach. The entrance was through the turnstiles on the ferry pier and people entered as they came of f the ferry boat. In the early days, this was the only entrance the promenade pier ending some yards from the promenade. There were Smoking rooms and Rest rooms on the pier and when alterations were c arried out in 1913 a new Pavilion was built.
1871 census living at 11 Victoria Road New Brighton Wirral . -running a B&B