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Household of James Briggs (born 1844, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, Middlesex, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Briggs, born in 1844 in Cumberland, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine M Briggs, born in 1850 in Greenwich, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Catherine F (born 1873 in Islington, Middlesex, England), James R (born 1874 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth E (born 1876 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Amy M (born 1878 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Mary E (born 1880 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Eliza (born 1859 in Kirdford, Sussex, England) and James's Servant, Emma (born 1865 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England).


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James Briggs's household

Male

James

Briggs

Head
Female

Catherine M

Briggs

Wife
Female

Catherine F

Briggs

Daughter
Male

James R

Briggs

Son
Female

Elizabeth E

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Amy M

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Ford

Servant
Female

Emma

Aldridge

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Cumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Briggs

Head

Married

37

1844

Cumberland, England

Catherine M

Briggs

Wife

Married

31

1850

Greenwich, Kent, England

Catherine F

Briggs

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Islington, Middlesex, England

James R

Briggs

Son

Single

7

1874

Islington, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth E

Briggs

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Islington, Middlesex, England

Amy M

Briggs

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Islington, Middlesex, England

Mary E

Briggs

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Islington, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Ford

Servant

Single

22

1859

Kirdford, Sussex, England

Emma

Aldridge

Servant

Single

16

1865

Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England

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