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Household of Edward Briggs (born 1831, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ashford, Kent, 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 1831 in Bethersden, Kent, consisted of 9 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Martha Briggs, born in 1842 in Ashford, Kent, England. They had 7 children; George (born 1865 in Great Chart, Kent, England), Horace (born 1867 in Ashford, Kent, England), William (born 1870 in Ashford, Kent, England), Harriet (born 1873 in Ashford, Kent, England), Caroline (born 1875 in Ashford, Kent, England), Edward (born 1877 in Ashford, Kent, England) and Frank (born 1879 in Ashford, Kent, England).


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Edward Briggs's household

Male

Edward

Briggs

Head
Female

Martha

Briggs

Wife
Male

George

Briggs

Son
Male

Horace

Briggs

Son
Male

William

Briggs

Son
Female

Harriet

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Edward

Briggs

Son
Male

Frank

Briggs

Son
First name(s) Edward
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Bethersden, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Briggs

Head

Married

50

1831

Bethersden, Kent, England

Martha

Briggs

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ashford, Kent, England

George

Briggs

Son

Single

16

1865

Great Chart, Kent, England

Horace

Briggs

Son

Single

14

1867

Ashford, Kent, England

William

Briggs

Son

Single

11

1870

Ashford, Kent, England

Harriet

Briggs

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ashford, Kent, England

Caroline

Briggs

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ashford, Kent, England

Edward

Briggs

Son

Single

4

1877

Ashford, Kent, England

Frank

Briggs

Son

Single

2

1879

Ashford, Kent, England

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