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Household of James Alfd Briggs (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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.

James Alfd Briggs and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Alfd Briggs, born in 1849 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. James Alfd was the head of the household, married to Mary A A Briggs, born in 1851 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They had 2 children; Henry O (born 1879 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and George E (born 1881 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James Alfd's Sister In Law, Ellen Day, born in 1854 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England.


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James Alfd Briggs's household

Male

James Alfd

Briggs

Head
Female

Mary A A

Briggs

Wife
Male

Henry O

Briggs

Son
Male

George E

Briggs

Son
Female

Ellen

Day

Sister In Law
First name(s) James Alfd
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James Alfd

Briggs

Head

Married

32

1849

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary A A

Briggs

Wife

Married

30

1851

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Henry O

Briggs

Son

Single

2

1879

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

George E

Briggs

Son

Single

0

1881

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Day

Sister In Law

Single

27

1854

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

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