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Household of David Briggs (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

David Briggs and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Briggs, born in 1838 in Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Hannah Briggs, born in 1843 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Emily L (born 1864 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Edna C (born 1866 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Jesse (born 1870 in Yorkshire, England), Tom (born 1872 in Yorkshire, England), Sarah E (born 1874 in Yorkshire, England), Ben (born 1876 in Yorkshire, England), Oscar D (born 1878 in Yorkshire, England) and Ruth E (born 1880 in Yorkshire, England).


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David Briggs's household

Male

David

Briggs

Head
Female

Hannah

Briggs

Wife
Female

Emily L

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Edna C

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Jesse

Briggs

Son
Male

Tom

Briggs

Son
Female

Sarah E

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Ben

Briggs

Son
Male

Oscar D

Briggs

Son
Female

Ruth E

Briggs

Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Briggs

Head

Married

43

1838

Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Briggs

Wife

Married

38

1843

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Emily L

Briggs

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Edna C

Briggs

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Jesse

Briggs

Son

Single

11

1870

Yorkshire, England

Tom

Briggs

Son

Single

9

1872

Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Briggs

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Yorkshire, England

Ben

Briggs

Son

Single

5

1876

Yorkshire, England

Oscar D

Briggs

Son

Single

3

1878

Yorkshire, England

Ruth E

Briggs

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Yorkshire, England

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