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Household of Edward Briggs (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, 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.

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 1840 in Haworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary A Briggs, born in 1834 in Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Emma J, born 1863 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Step Son, John Lawson Gill (Briggs), born in 1856 in Ingleton, Yorkshire, England.


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Edward Briggs's household

Male

Edward

Briggs

Head
Female

Mary A

Briggs

Wife
Male

John Lawson

Gill (Briggs)

Step Son
Female

Emma J

Briggs

Daughter
First name(s) Edward
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Haworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Briggs

Head

Married

41

1840

Haworth, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Briggs

Wife

Married

47

1834

Lancashire, England

John Lawson

Gill (Briggs)

Step Son

Single

25

1856

Ingleton, Yorkshire, England

Emma J

Briggs

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

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