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Household of Alfred Briggs (born 1856, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

Alfred Briggs and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Briggs, born in 1856 in Whitefield, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Selina Briggs, born in 1857 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1877 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England), James (born 1878 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1880 in Whitefield, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Mother In Law, Sarah (born 1829 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England), Alfred's Sister In Law, Elizabeth (born 1852 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England) and Alfred's Sister In Law, Maria (born 1861 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England).


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Alfred Briggs's household

Male

Alfred

Briggs

Head
Female

Selina

Briggs

Wife
Male

Robert

Briggs

Son
Male

James

Briggs

Son
Male

Richard

Briggs

Son
Female

Sarah

Barlow

Mother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Barlow

Sister In Law
Female

Maria

Barlow

Sister In Law
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Whitefield, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Briggs

Head

Married

25

1856

Whitefield, Lancashire, England

Selina

Briggs

Wife

Married

24

1857

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Robert

Briggs

Son

Single

4

1877

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

James

Briggs

Son

Single

3

1878

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Richard

Briggs

Son

Single

1

1880

Whitefield, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Barlow

Mother In Law

Widow

52

1829

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Barlow

Sister In Law

Single

29

1852

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Maria

Barlow

Sister In Law

Single

20

1861

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

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