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Household of John Brier (born 1824, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 Brier and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brier, born in 1824 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Grace Brier, born in 1830 in Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary H (born 1858 in Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1864 in Greetland, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Greetland, Yorkshire, England), Snowden (born 1869 in Greetland, Yorkshire, England) and Grace Ellen (born 1873 in Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Alfred (born 1879 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England) and Ellen (born 1880 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England).


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John Brier's household

Male

John

Brier

Head
Female

Grace

Brier

Wife
Female

Mary H

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Emily

Brier

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Brier

Daughter
Male

Snowden

Brier

Son
Female

Grace Ellen

Brier

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Briggs

Grand Son
Female

Ellen

Briggs

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Brier
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brier

Head

Married

57

1824

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Grace

Brier

Wife

Married

51

1830

Yorkshire, England

Mary H

Briggs

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Yorkshire, England

Emily

Brier

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Greetland, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Brier

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Greetland, Yorkshire, England

Snowden

Brier

Son

Single

12

1869

Greetland, Yorkshire, England

Grace Ellen

Brier

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Briggs

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Briggs

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

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