Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Brierley (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Brierley and 8 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Brierley, born in 1839 in Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emma Brierley, born in 1844 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1865 in Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1866 in Hollinwood), Hanah (born 1870 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1872 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1877 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England) and Rushworth (born 1880 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Brierley's household

Male

James

Brierley

Head
Female

Emma

Brierley

Wife
Male

William

Brierley

Son
Female

Mary

Brierley

Daughter
Female

Hanah

Brierley

Daughter
Female

Alice

Brierley

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Brierley

Son
Male

Robert

Brierley

Son
Male

Rushworth

Brierley

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Brierley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Brierley

Head

Married

42

1839

Lancashire, England

Emma

Brierley

Wife

Married

37

1844

Oldham, Lancashire, England

William

Brierley

Son

Single

16

1865

Lancashire, England

Mary

Brierley

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Hollinwood

Hanah

Brierley

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Alice

Brierley

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Brierley

Son

Single

7

1874

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Robert

Brierley

Son

Single

4

1877

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Rushworth

Brierley

Son

Single

1

1880

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Brierley in Prestwich in 1881, and follow the Brierley family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Brierley

We’ve found James Brierley in 61 family trees. Find out more about James Brierley's household and view the Brierley family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census