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Household of Edwin Briggs (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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.

Edwin Briggs and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Briggs, born in 1837 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Ann Briggs, born in 1838 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Willie (born 1866 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, England), Eva (born 1868 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, England), Seth (born 1871 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, England), Zanita (born 1873 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1875 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, England) and Lucy (born 1877 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin's Servant, Clara Fletcher, born in 1862 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.


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Edwin Briggs's household

Male

Edwin

Briggs

Head
Female

Ann

Briggs

Wife
Male

Willie

Briggs

Son
Female

Eva

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Seth

Briggs

Son
Female

Zanita

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Jane

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Clara

Fletcher

Servant
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Briggs

Head

Married

44

1837

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Briggs

Wife

Married

43

1838

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England

Willie

Briggs

Son

Single

15

1866

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Eva

Briggs

Daughter

Single

13

1868

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Seth

Briggs

Son

Single

10

1871

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Zanita

Briggs

Daughter

Single

8

1873

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Briggs

Daughter

Single

6

1875

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Briggs

Daughter

Single

4

1877

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Fletcher

Servant

Single

19

1862

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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