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Household of Benjamin Briscoe (born 1852, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Benjamin Briscoe and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Briscoe, born in 1852 in Danby, Shropshire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Briscoe, born in 1850 in Danby, Shropshire, England. They had 4 children; Benjamin (born 1875 in Danby, Shropshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1876 in Danby, Shropshire, England), John Thomas (born 1879 in Danby, Shropshire, England) and Richard (born 1881 in Abram, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Boarder, Alphonsa Lane, born in 1859 in Danby, Shropshire, England.


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Benjamin Briscoe's household

Male

Benjamin

Briscoe

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Briscoe

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Briscoe

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Briscoe

Daughter
Male

John Thomas

Briscoe

Son
Male

Richard

Briscoe

Son
Male

Alphonsa

Lane

Boarder
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Briscoe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Danby, Shropshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Briscoe

Head

Married

29

1852

Danby, Shropshire, England

Elizabeth

Briscoe

Wife

Married

31

1850

Danby, Shropshire, England

Benjamin

Briscoe

Son

Single

6

1875

Danby, Shropshire, England

Mary Ann

Briscoe

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Danby, Shropshire, England

John Thomas

Briscoe

Son

Single

2

1879

Danby, Shropshire, England

Richard

Briscoe

Son

Single

0

1881

Abram, Lancashire, England

Alphonsa

Lane

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Danby, Shropshire, England

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