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Household of George Briggs (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

George Briggs and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Briggs, born in 1837 in Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. George was the head of the household, married to Ann Briggs, born in 1841 in Batley, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Hannah (born 1861 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), Eliza (born 1863 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), Bessy (born 1869 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), W C (born 1870 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), G T (born 1871 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1873 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1875 in Batley, Yorkshire, England) and Alfred (born 1881 in Batley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Sister In Law, Sarah Colbeck, born in 1855 in Batley, Yorkshire, England.


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George Briggs's household

Male

George

Briggs

Head
Female

Ann

Briggs

Wife
Female

Hannah

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Bessy

Briggs

Daughter
Male

W C

Briggs

Son
Male

G T

Briggs

Son
Female

Sarah

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Briggs

Son
Male

Alfred

Briggs

Son
Female

Sarah

Colbeck

Sister In Law
First name(s) George
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Briggs

Head

Married

44

1837

Yorkshire, England

Ann

Briggs

Wife

Married

40

1841

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Briggs

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Briggs

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Bessy

Briggs

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Batley, Yorkshire, England

W C

Briggs

Son

Single

11

1870

Batley, Yorkshire, England

G T

Briggs

Son

Single

10

1871

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Briggs

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Briggs

Son

Single

6

1875

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Briggs

Son

Single

0

1881

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Colbeck

Sister In Law

Single

26

1855

Batley, Yorkshire, England

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