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Household of James Briggs (born 1847, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 Briggs and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Briggs, born in 1847 in Maidstone, Kent, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Briggs, born in 1846 in Reading, Berkshire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah J (born 1870 in Reading, Berkshire, England), Rosa A (born 1874 in Plumstead, Kent, England), William J (born 1877 in Lewisham, Kent, England) and Jessie E (born 1879 in Lewisham, Kent, England).


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James Briggs's household

Male

James

Briggs

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Briggs

Wife
Female

Sarah J

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Rosa A

Briggs

Daughter
Male

William J

Briggs

Son
Female

Jessie E

Briggs

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Maidstone, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Briggs

Head

Married

34

1847

Maidstone, Kent, England

Elizabeth A

Briggs

Wife

Married

35

1846

Reading, Berkshire, England

Sarah J

Briggs

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Reading, Berkshire, England

Rosa A

Briggs

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Plumstead, Kent, England

William J

Briggs

Son

Single

4

1877

Lewisham, Kent, England

Jessie E

Briggs

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lewisham, Kent, England

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