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Household of James Briggs (born 1851, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrhead & Levern, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Briggs, born in 1851 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elsie Briggs, born in 1851 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; James, born 1881 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father-In-Law, James (born 1821 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James's Sister-In-Law, Christina (born 1863 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland).


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James Briggs's household

Male

James

Briggs

Head
Female

Elsie

Briggs

Wife
Male

James

Briggs

Son
Male

James

Chalmers

Father-In-Law
Female

Christina

Chalmers

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Briggs

Head

Married

30

1851

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elsie

Briggs

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Briggs

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Chalmers

Father-In-Law

Widower

60

1821

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Christina

Chalmers

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

18

1863

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

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