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Household of Bennett Briggs (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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.

Bennett Briggs and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Bennett Briggs, born in 1839 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Bennett was the head of the household, married to Ann Briggs, born in 1840 in Cowfold, Sussex, England. They had 8 children; Ann (born 1862 in Shoreham, Sussex, England), William (born 1863 in Brighton, Sussex, England), George (born 1867 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Edward (born 1871 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Harry (born 1875 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Minney (born 1878 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Ben L (born 1881 in Brighton, Sussex, England).


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Bennett Briggs's household

Male

Bennett

Briggs

Head
Female

Ann

Briggs

Wife
Female

Ann

Briggs

Daughter
Male

William

Briggs

Son
Male

George

Briggs

Son
Male

Edward

Briggs

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Harry

Briggs

Son
Female

Minney

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Ben L

Briggs

Son
First name(s) Bennett
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Bennett

Briggs

Head

Married

42

1839

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Briggs

Wife

Married

41

1840

Cowfold, Sussex, England

Ann

Briggs

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Shoreham, Sussex, England

William

Briggs

Son

Single

18

1863

Brighton, Sussex, England

George

Briggs

Son

Single

14

1867

Brighton, Sussex, England

Edward

Briggs

Son

Single

10

1871

Brighton, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Briggs

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Brighton, Sussex, England

Harry

Briggs

Son

Single

6

1875

Brighton, Sussex, England

Minney

Briggs

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Brighton, Sussex, England

Ben L

Briggs

Son

Single

0

1881

Brighton, Sussex, England

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