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Household of Abraham Briggs (born 1839, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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.

Abraham Briggs and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Briggs, born in 1839 in Hackney, Middlesex, consisted of 12 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Emma Briggs, born in 1841 in Middlesex, England. They had 8 children; Kate (born 1868 in Middlesex, England), Nellie (born 1870 in Middlesex, England), Stanley (born 1871 in Middlesex, England), Harold (born 1873 in Stamford Hill, Middlesex, England), Warwick (born 1874 in Stamford Hill, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1875 in Stamford Hill, Middlesex, England), Elsie (born 1877 in Stamford Hill, Middlesex, England) and Gertrude (born 1879 in Stamford Hill, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Abraham's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1855 in Suffolk, England) and Abraham's Servant, Eliza (born 1859 in Lambeth, Surrey, England).


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Abraham Briggs's household

Male

Abraham

Briggs

Head
Female

Emma

Briggs

Wife
Female

Kate

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Nellie

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Stanley

Briggs

Son
Male

Harold

Briggs

Son
Male

Warwick

Briggs

Son
Male

Arthur

Briggs

Son
Female

Elsie

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Nunn

Servant
Female

Eliza

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Servant
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Hackney, Middlesex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Briggs

Head

Married

42

1839

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Emma

Briggs

Wife

Married

40

1841

Middlesex, England

Kate

Briggs

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Middlesex, England

Nellie

Briggs

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Middlesex, England

Stanley

Briggs

Son

Single

10

1871

Middlesex, England

Harold

Briggs

Son

Single

8

1873

Stamford Hill, Middlesex, England

Warwick

Briggs

Son

Single

7

1874

Stamford Hill, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Briggs

Son

Single

6

1875

Stamford Hill, Middlesex, England

Elsie

Briggs

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stamford Hill, Middlesex, England

Gertrude

Briggs

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Stamford Hill, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Nunn

Servant

Single

26

1855

Suffolk, England

Eliza

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Servant

Single

22

1859

Lambeth, Surrey, England

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