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Household of Hugh Briggs (born 1837, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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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.

Hugh Briggs and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Briggs, born in 1837 in Hume, Berwickshire, consisted of 5 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Briggs, born in 1821 in Hownam, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Janet (born 1863 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1865 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Hugh's Mother, Isabella Briggs, born in 1794 in Hume, Berwickshire, Scotland.


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Hugh Briggs's household

Male

Hugh

Briggs

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Briggs

Wife
Female

Janet

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Briggs

Son
Female

Isabella

Briggs

Mother
First name(s) Hugh
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Hume, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

Briggs

Head

Married

44

1837

Hume, Berwickshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Briggs

Wife

Married

60

1821

Hownam, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Janet

Briggs

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Alexander

Briggs

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Isabella

Briggs

Mother

Widow

87

1794

Hume, Berwickshire, Scotland

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