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Household of Edward Briggs (born 1857, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewes, 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.

Edward Briggs and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Briggs, born in 1857 in Lewes, Sussex, consisted of 4 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Esther Briggs, born in 1855 in Ringmer, Sussex, England. They had 1 child; Esther, born 1879 in Lewes, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Grand Father, Benjamin Briggs, born in 1801 in Maresfield, Sussex, England.


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Edward Briggs's household

Male

Edward

Briggs

Head
Female

Esther

Briggs

Wife
Female

Esther

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Briggs

Grand Father
First name(s) Edward
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Lewes, Sussex, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Briggs

Head

Married

24

1857

Lewes, Sussex, England

Esther

Briggs

Wife

Married

26

1855

Ringmer, Sussex, England

Esther

Briggs

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lewes, Sussex, England

Benjamin

Briggs

Grand Father

Widower

80

1801

Maresfield, Sussex, England

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