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Household of Jacob Briggs (born 1815, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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.

Jacob Briggs and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jacob Briggs, born in 1815 in Sandhutton, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Jacob was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Briggs, born in 1818 in Hessay, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1845 in Clifton, Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1860 in Heworth, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Jenny, born 1877 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Jacob's Servant, Alice Walker, born in 1862 in Yorkshire, England.


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Jacob Briggs's household

Male

Jacob

Briggs

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Briggs

Wife
Male

Robert

Briggs

Son
Male

John

Briggs

Son
Female

Jenny

Briggs

Grand Daughter
Female

Alice

Walker

Servant
First name(s) Jacob
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Sandhutton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jacob

Briggs

Head

Married

66

1815

Sandhutton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Briggs

Wife

Married

63

1818

Hessay, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Briggs

Son

Widower

36

1845

Clifton, Yorkshire, England

John

Briggs

Son

Single

21

1860

Heworth, Yorkshire, England

Jenny

Briggs

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Walker

Servant

Single

19

1862

Yorkshire, England

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