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Household of Abraham Briggs (born 1831, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.
Abraham Briggs and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Briggs, born in 1831 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Phoebe Briggs, born in 1840 in Whitecroft, Gloucestershire, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1863 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), William Hy (born 1868 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1871 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), John Thomas (born 1873 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), Harriet (born 1877 in Northumberland, England) and Mary Ellen (born 1879 in Aspull, Lancashire, England).
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Abraham Briggs's household
Abraham
Briggs
Head
Phoebe
Briggs
Wife
Elizabeth
Briggs
Daughter
William Hy
Briggs
Son
Mary Ann
Briggs
Daughter
John Thomas
Briggs
Son
Harriet
Briggs
Daughter
Mary Ellen
Briggs
Daughter
| First name(s) | Abraham |
| Last name | Briggs |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Over Darwen, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abraham | Briggs | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Over Darwen, Lancashire, England | |
Phoebe | Briggs | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Whitecroft, Gloucestershire, England | |
Elizabeth | Briggs | Daughter | Single | 18 | 1863 | Hanley, Staffordshire, England | |
William Hy | Briggs | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Castleford, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary Ann | Briggs | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Hanley, Staffordshire, England | |
John Thomas | Briggs | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Castleford, Yorkshire, England | |
Harriet | Briggs | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Northumberland, England | |
Mary Ellen | Briggs | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Aspull, Lancashire, England |
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