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Household of James Briggs (born 1853, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Briggs, born in 1853 in Ossett, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emily Briggs, born in 1855 in Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Hephzibah (born 1875 in Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1878 in Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1879 in Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England) and Ada (born 1881 in Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister In Law, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England) and James's Brother In Law, James (born 1861 in Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England).
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James Briggs's household
James
Briggs
Head
Emily
Briggs
Wife
Hephzibah
Briggs
Daughter
Emma
Briggs
Daughter
Walter
Briggs
Son
Ada
Briggs
Daughter
Elizabeth
Mayman
Sister In Law
James
Mayman
Brother In Law
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Briggs |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 28 |
| Birth year | 1853 |
| Birth place | Ossett, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Briggs | Head | Married | 28 | 1853 | Ossett, Yorkshire, England | |
Emily | Briggs | Wife | Married | 26 | 1855 | Yorkshire, England | |
Hephzibah | Briggs | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England | |
Emma | Briggs | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England | |
Walter | Briggs | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England | |
Ada | Briggs | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Mayman | Sister In Law | Single | 16 | 1865 | Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England | |
James | Mayman | Brother In Law | Single | 20 | 1861 | Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England |
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