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Household of Alexander Briggs (born 1821, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Alexander Briggs and one other person are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Briggs, born in 1821 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, consisted of 2 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Visitor, Mary A Holley, born in 1862 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Alexander Briggs's household

Male

Alexander

Briggs

Head
Female

Mary A

Holley

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Alexander

Briggs

Head

Widower

60

1821

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Mary A

Holley

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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