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Household of Abraham Briggs (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Briggs, born in 1834 in Bradford, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Briggs, born in 1844 in Lydd, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 2 children; Caroline (born 1865 in Merrington, Durham, England) and Harrison (born 1868 in Merrington, Durham, England).


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Abraham Briggs's household

Male

Abraham

Briggs

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Briggs

Wife
Female

Caroline

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Harrison

Briggs

Son
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Briggs

Head

Married

47

1834

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth A

Briggs

Wife

Married

37

1844

Lydd, Cambridgeshire, England

Caroline

Briggs

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Merrington, Durham, England

Harrison

Briggs

Son

Single

13

1868

Merrington, Durham, England

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