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Household of Edward Briggs (born 1846, Middlesex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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 Briggs and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Briggs, born in 1846 in Hoxton, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Ellen Briggs, born in 1853 in Clerkenwell, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; Edward (born 1872 in North Woolwich, Kent, England), Charles (born 1874 in North Woolwich, Kent, England), John (born 1876 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England), Louisa (born 1878 in North Woolwich, Kent, England) and Reece (born 1881 in Croydon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Lodger, Thomas Roffey, born in 1841 in Croydon, Surrey, England.
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Edward Briggs's household
Edward
Briggs
Head
Ellen
Briggs
Wife
Edward
Briggs
Son
Charles
Briggs
Son
John
Briggs
Son
Louisa
Briggs
Daughter
Reece
Briggs
Son
Thomas
Roffey
Lodger
Annie
Roffey
Wife
| First name(s) | Edward |
| Last name | Briggs |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Hoxton, Middlesex, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edward | Briggs | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Hoxton, Middlesex, England | |
Ellen | Briggs | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Clerkenwell, Surrey, England | |
Edward | Briggs | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | North Woolwich, Kent, England | |
Charles | Briggs | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | North Woolwich, Kent, England | |
John | Briggs | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Hoxton, Middlesex, England | |
Louisa | Briggs | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | North Woolwich, Kent, England | |
Reece | Briggs | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Croydon, Surrey, England | |
Thomas | Roffey | Lodger | Married | 40 | 1841 | Croydon, Surrey, England | |
Annie | Roffey | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Croydon, Surrey, England |
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