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Household of John Askham Briggs (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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.

John Askham Briggs and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Askham Briggs, born in 1833 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John Askham was the head of the household, married to Mary Briggs, born in 1837 in Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Herbert (born 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John Askham's Boarder, John Ratcliffe, born in 1853 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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John Askham Briggs's household

Male

John Askham

Briggs

Head
Female

Mary

Briggs

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Henry

Briggs

Son
Male

Herbert

Briggs

Son
Male

James

Briggs

Son
Female

Ellen

Briggs

Daughter
Male

William

Briggs

Son
Male

John

Ratcliffe

Boarder
First name(s) John Askham
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Askham

Briggs

Head

Married

48

1833

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Briggs

Wife

Married

44

1837

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Briggs

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Briggs

Son

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Briggs

Son

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

James

Briggs

Son

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Briggs

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Briggs

Son

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

Ratcliffe

Boarder

-

28

1853

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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