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Household of James Briggs (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, 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 1839 in Clayton, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Harriett Briggs, born in 1844 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1863 in Stocksbridge, Yorkshire, England), Albert (born 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Herbert (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Emma (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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James Briggs's household

Male

James

Briggs

Head
Female

Harriett

Briggs

Wife
Male

John

Briggs

Son
Male

Albert

Briggs

Son
Male

William

Briggs

Son
Female

Annie

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Briggs

Son
Female

Emma

Briggs

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Clayton, 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

42

1839

Clayton, Yorkshire, England

Harriett

Briggs

Wife

Married

37

1844

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

Briggs

Son

Single

18

1863

Stocksbridge, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Briggs

Son

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Briggs

Son

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Briggs

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Briggs

Son

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Briggs

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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