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Household of James Briggs (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Briggs, born in 1847 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Briggs, born in 1846 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1868 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Joseph W (born 1871 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth E (born 1874 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1876 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Maud (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Lily (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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James Briggs's household

Male

James

Briggs

Head
Female

Mary

Briggs

Wife
Male

Thomas

Briggs

Son
Male

Joseph W

Briggs

Son
Female

Elizabeth E

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Mary

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Maud

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Lily

Briggs

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Briggs

Head

Married

34

1847

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Briggs

Wife

Married

35

1846

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Briggs

Son

Single

13

1868

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Joseph W

Briggs

Son

Single

10

1871

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth E

Briggs

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Briggs

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Maud

Briggs

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Lily

Briggs

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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