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Household of Isaac Briggs (born 1816, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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.

Isaac Briggs and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Isaac Briggs, born in 1816 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Isaac was the head of the household, married to Sarah Briggs, born in 1816 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Isaac (born 1849 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Mary E (born 1852 in Sandal, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Harold W (born 1869 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Basil S (born 1870 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Isaac's Servant, Mary A (born 1845 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Isaac's Servant, Mary E (born 1863 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Isaac's Servant, Sarah (born 1858 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).


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Isaac Briggs's household

Male

Isaac

Briggs

Head
Female

Sarah

Briggs

Wife
Male

Isaac

Briggs

Son
Female

Mary E

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Harold W

Briggs

Grand Son
Male

Basil S

Briggs

Grand Son
Female

Mary A

Wood

Servant
Female

Mary E

Hawel

Servant
Female

Sarah

Carter

Servant
First name(s) Isaac
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Isaac

Briggs

Head

Married

65

1816

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Briggs

Wife

Married

65

1816

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Isaac

Briggs

Son

Single

32

1849

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Briggs

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Sandal, Yorkshire, England

Harold W

Briggs

Grand Son

Single

12

1869

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Basil S

Briggs

Grand Son

Single

11

1870

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Wood

Servant

Single

36

1845

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Hawel

Servant

Single

18

1863

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Carter

Servant

Single

23

1858

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

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