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Household of John Briggs (born 1844, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 Briggs and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Briggs, born in 1844 in Kent, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Briggs, born in 1847 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England. They had 4 children; Charles (born 1865 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), John (born 1875 in Blackfriars, Middlesex, England), James (born 1877 in Walworth, Surrey, England) and Robert W (born 1880 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, William Gishwick, born in 1864 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England.


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John Briggs's household

Male

John

Briggs

Head
Female

Rebecca

Briggs

Wife
Male

Charles

Briggs

Son
Male

John

Briggs

Son
Male

James

Briggs

Son
Male

Robert W

Briggs

Son
Male

William

Gishwick

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Briggs

Head

Married

37

1844

Kent, England

Rebecca

Briggs

Wife

Married

34

1847

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Charles

Briggs

Son

Single

16

1865

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

John

Briggs

Son

Single

6

1875

Blackfriars, Middlesex, England

James

Briggs

Son

Single

4

1877

Walworth, Surrey, England

Robert W

Briggs

Son

Single

1

1880

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

William

Gishwick

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

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