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Household of Alexander Briggs (born 1811, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Briggs, born in 1811 in Dysart, Fife, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Agnes Briggs, born in 1813 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Andrew (born 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Grandson, Allan Galbraith, born in 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Briggs's household
Alexander
Briggs
Head
Agnes
Briggs
Wife
Andrew
Briggs
Son
James
Briggs
Son
Elizabeth
Galbraith
Daughter
Allan
Galbraith
Grandson
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Briggs |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 70 |
| Birth year | 1811 |
| Birth place | Dysart, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Briggs | Head | Married | 70 | 1811 | Dysart, Fife, Scotland | |
Agnes | Briggs | Wife | Married | 68 | 1813 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | Briggs | Son | Unmarried | 37 | 1844 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Briggs | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Galbraith | Daughter | Widow | 33 | 1848 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Allan | Galbraith | Grandson | - | 11 | 1870 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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