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Household of John Brierley (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, Lancashire, 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 Brierley and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brierley, born in 1828 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Edwin (born 1862 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1863 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth E (born 1865 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Betsy A (born 1867 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary Watson, born in 1841 in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England.


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John Brierley's household

Male

John

Brierley

Head
Male

Edwin

Brierley

Son
Male

Peter

Brierley

Son
Female

Elizabeth E

Brierley

Daughter
Female

Betsy A

Brierley

Daughter
Female

Mary

Watson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Brierley
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brierley

Head

Widower

53

1828

Bury, Lancashire, England

Edwin

Brierley

Son

Single

19

1862

Bury, Lancashire, England

Peter

Brierley

Son

Single

18

1863

Bury, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth E

Brierley

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bury, Lancashire, England

Betsy A

Brierley

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bury, Lancashire, England

Mary

Watson

Servant

-

40

1841

Tutbury, Staffordshire, England

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