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Household of Janet Briggs (born 1828, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dysart, Fife, 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.

Janet Briggs and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Briggs, born in 1828 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 7 members. Janet was the head of the household, married to Andrew Briggs, born in 1860 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Andrew (born 1860 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), Rachel (born 1861 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), Janet (born 1864 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland) and Mary (born 1870 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Janet's Lodger, John Anderson, born in 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Janet Briggs's household

Female

Janet

Briggs

Head
Male

Andrew

Briggs

Son
Female

Rachel

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Janet

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Robert

Briggs

Son
Female

Mary

Briggs

Daughter
Male

John

Anderson

Lodger
First name(s) Janet
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Briggs

Head

Married

53

1828

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Andrew

Briggs

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Rachel

Briggs

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Briggs

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Briggs

Son

-

13

1868

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Briggs

Daughter

-

11

1870

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

John

Anderson

Lodger

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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