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Household of Edward Briant (born 1851, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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.

Edward Briant and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Briant, born in 1851 in Dorset, consisted of 11 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Caroline Briant, born in 1855 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. They had 3 children; Florence (born 1877 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Edward (born 1880 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Hannah J (born 1837 in Cowes, Hampshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Edith L, born 1877 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Boarder, Edward (born 1853 in Devon, England), Edward's Boarder, John (born 1841 in Devon, England), Edward's Lodger Head, Cornelius (born 1812 in Cowes, Hampshire, England), Edward's Visitor, Elizabeth R (born 1840 in Cowes, Hampshire, England) and Edward's -, Elizabeth R (born 1875 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).


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Edward Briant's household

Male

Edward

Briant

Head
Female

Caroline

Briant

Wife
Female

Florence

Briant

Daughter
Male

Edward

Briant

Son
Male

Edward

Puncher

Boarder
Male

John

Hearne

Boarder
Male

Cornelius

Surrey

Lodger Head
Female

Hannah J

Downton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth R

Allen

Visitor
Male

Elizabeth R

Allen

-
Female

Edith L

Downton

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Edward
Last name Briant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Dorset, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Briant

Head

Married

30

1851

Dorset, England

Caroline

Briant

Wife

Married

26

1855

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Florence

Briant

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Edward

Briant

Son

Single

1

1880

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Edward

Puncher

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Devon, England

John

Hearne

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Devon, England

Cornelius

Surrey

Lodger Head

Widower

69

1812

Cowes, Hampshire, England

Hannah J

Downton

Daughter

Married

44

1837

Cowes, Hampshire, England

Elizabeth R

Allen

Visitor

Married

41

1840

Cowes, Hampshire, England

Elizabeth R

Allen

-

Single

6

1875

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Edith L

Downton

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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