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Household of John Brierley (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brierley, born in 1834 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Brierley, born in 1838 in Marsden, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Betty (born 1864 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), James (born 1868 in Mossley, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1871 in Mossley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Charlotte (born 1859 in Mossley, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodgers Daughter, Esther (born 1880 in Mossley, Lancashire, England).


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John Brierley's household

Male

John

Brierley

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Brierley

Wife
Female

Betty

Brierley

Daughter
Male

James

Brierley

Son
Female

Mary

Brierley

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Wrigley

Lodger
Female

Esther

Wrigley

Lodgers Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Brierley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brierley

Head

Married

47

1834

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Brierley

Wife

Married

43

1838

Marsden, Yorkshire, England

Betty

Brierley

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Mossley, Lancashire, England

James

Brierley

Son

Single

13

1868

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Brierley

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Charlotte

Wrigley

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Esther

Wrigley

Lodgers Daughter

Single

1

1880

Mossley, Lancashire, England

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