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Household of James Briggs (born 1830, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Briggs, born in 1830 in Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Briggs, born in 1830 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1861 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1865 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), James C (born 1867 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1871 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Sarah Moore, born in 1856 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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James Briggs's household

Male

James

Briggs

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Briggs

Wife
Female

Mary

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Briggs

Daughter
Male

James C

Briggs

Son
Male

John

Briggs

Son
Female

Sarah

Moore

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Briggs

Head

Married

51

1830

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Briggs

Wife

Married

51

1830

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Briggs

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Briggs

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James C

Briggs

Son

Single

14

1867

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John

Briggs

Son

Single

10

1871

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Moore

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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