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Household of Edward J Briggs (born 1829, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, London,Middlesex, 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 J Briggs and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward J Briggs, born in 1829 in Lincoln, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Edward J was the head of the household, married to Sophia Briggs, born in 1839 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Edward J's Niece, Ellen A (born 1861 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England), Edward J's Niece, Harriet (born 1854 in Eton, Buckinghamshire, England), Edward J's Lodger, Charlotte J (born 1818 in Bath, Somerset, England), Edward J's Lodger, Katherine A (born 1851 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Edward J's Lodger, Frances E (born 1852 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland) and Edward J's Lodger, C J (born 1855 in Bradford, Dorset, England).


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Edward J Briggs's household

Male

Edward J

Briggs

Head
Female

Sophia

Briggs

Wife
Female

Ellen A

Briggs

Niece
Female

Harriet

Taylor

Niece
Female

Charlotte J

Farrant

Lodger
Female

Katherine A

Farrant

Lodger
Female

Frances E

Farrant

Lodger
Female

C J

Cox

Lodger
First name(s) Edward J
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Lincoln, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward J

Briggs

Head

Married

52

1829

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

Sophia

Briggs

Wife

Married

42

1839

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England

Ellen A

Briggs

Niece

Single

20

1861

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Taylor

Niece

Single

27

1854

Eton, Buckinghamshire, England

Charlotte J

Farrant

Lodger

Single

63

1818

Bath, Somerset, England

Katherine A

Farrant

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Frances E

Farrant

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

C J

Cox

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Bradford, Dorset, England

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