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Household of Alexander M Briggs (born 1837, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.
Alexander M Briggs and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander M Briggs, born in 1837 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander M was the head of the household, married to Betsey Briggs, born in 1838 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Alexander M (born 1859 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England), Edward P (born 1861 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England), Emily C (born 1868 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England), William (born 1873 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England), Florence (born 1876 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Beatrice (born 1879 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander M's Servant, Annie Dougherty, born in 1865 in Cornwall, England.
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Alexander M Briggs's household
Alexander M
Briggs
Head
Betsey
Briggs
Wife
Alexander M
Briggs
Son
Edward P
Briggs
Son
Emily C
Briggs
Daughter
William
Briggs
Son
Florence
Briggs
Daughter
Beatrice
Briggs
Daughter
Annie
Dougherty
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander M |
| Last name | Briggs |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Over Darwen, Lancashire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander M | Briggs | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Over Darwen, Lancashire, England | |
Betsey | Briggs | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Over Darwen, Lancashire, England | |
Alexander M | Briggs | Son | Single | 22 | 1859 | Over Darwen, Lancashire, England | |
Edward P | Briggs | Son | Single | 20 | 1861 | Over Darwen, Lancashire, England | |
Emily C | Briggs | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Over Darwen, Lancashire, England | |
William | Briggs | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Over Darwen, Lancashire, England | |
Florence | Briggs | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Over Darwen, Lancashire, England | |
Beatrice | Briggs | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Over Darwen, Lancashire, England | |
Annie | Dougherty | Servant | Single | 16 | 1865 | Cornwall, England |
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