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Household of Alfred Briggs (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Alfred Briggs and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Briggs, born in 1840 in Chatburn, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Ellen Briggs, born in 1840 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; Ellen, born 1866 in Brighton, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Sister, Harriett (born 1842 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Alfred's Boarder, William (born 1854 in Ilmington, Warwickshire, England), Alfred's Boarder, Henry (born 1859 in London, Middlesex, England) and Alfred's Boarder, Robert (born 1860 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England).


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Alfred Briggs's household

Male

Alfred

Briggs

Head
Female

Ellen

Briggs

Wife
Female

Ellen

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Harriett

Marshall

Sister
Male

William

Webb

Boarder
Male

Henry

Skin

Boarder
Male

Robert

Sparrow

Boarder
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Chatburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Briggs

Head

Married

41

1840

Chatburn, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Briggs

Wife

Married

41

1840

London, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Briggs

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Brighton, Sussex, England

Harriett

Marshall

Sister

Single

39

1842

Brighton, Sussex, England

William

Webb

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Ilmington, Warwickshire, England

Henry

Skin

Boarder

Single

22

1859

London, Middlesex, England

Robert

Sparrow

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

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