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Household of James Briggs (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1841 in Southowram, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Briggs, born in 1845 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1862 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Ann (born 1864 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1871 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1878 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) and Herbert (born 1881 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England).


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James Briggs's household

Male

James

Briggs

Head
Female

Mary

Briggs

Wife
Female

Jane

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Ann

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Briggs

Daughter
Male

James

Briggs

Son
Male

Herbert

Briggs

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Briggs

Head

Married

40

1841

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Briggs

Wife

Married

36

1845

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Briggs

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Briggs

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Briggs

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

James

Briggs

Son

Single

3

1878

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Briggs

Son

Single

0

1881

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

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