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Household of James Briggs (born 1854, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hunslet, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Briggs, born in 1854 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Briggs, born in 1853 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1875 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1877 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and James L (born 1879 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother In Law, George Whittaker, born in 1861 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England.


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James Briggs's household

Male

James

Briggs

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Briggs

Wife
Male

John

Briggs

Son
Male

George

Briggs

Son
Male

James L

Briggs

Son
Male

George

Whittaker

Brother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Briggs

Head

Married

27

1854

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Briggs

Wife

Married

28

1853

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John

Briggs

Son

Single

6

1875

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

George

Briggs

Son

Single

4

1877

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

James L

Briggs

Son

Single

2

1879

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

George

Whittaker

Brother In Law

Single

20

1861

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

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