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Household of John A J Briggs (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke Damerel, Devon, 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.

John A J Briggs and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John A J Briggs, born in 1838 in Egg Buckland, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John A J was the head of the household, married to Emily Briggs, born in 1851 in Bere Ferrers, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Frederick J (born 1875 in Fareham, Hampshire, England), Catherine A (born 1877 in Colchester, Essex, England), Mary A (born 1878 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England) and Margaret E (born 1881 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John A J's Brother Son, Thomas R A (born 1837 in Egg Buckland, Devon, England), John A J's Servant, Jane Ann (born 1855 in Calstock, Cornwall, England) and John A J's Servant, Eliza (born 1864 in Plymouth, Devon, England).


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John A J Briggs's household

Male

John A J

Briggs

Head
Female

Emily

Briggs

Wife
Male

Frederick J

Briggs

Son
Female

Catherine A

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Margaret E

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Thomas R A

Briggs

Brother Son
Female

Jane Ann

Bath

Servant
Female

Eliza

Penery

Servant
First name(s) John A J
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Egg Buckland, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John A J

Briggs

Head

Married

43

1838

Egg Buckland, Devon, England

Emily

Briggs

Wife

Married

30

1851

Bere Ferrers, Devon, England

Frederick J

Briggs

Son

Single

6

1875

Fareham, Hampshire, England

Catherine A

Briggs

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Colchester, Essex, England

Mary A

Briggs

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

Margaret E

Briggs

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

Thomas R A

Briggs

Brother Son

Single

44

1837

Egg Buckland, Devon, England

Jane Ann

Bath

Servant

Single

26

1855

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Eliza

Penery

Servant

Single

17

1864

Plymouth, Devon, England

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