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Household of John Briggs (born 1846, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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 1846 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah C Briggs, born in 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John C (born 1876 in Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, England), Colin (born 1877 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Harry (born 1879 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Percy (born 1880 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Alice Briggs, born in 1864 in Brighton, Sussex, England.


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John Briggs's household

Male

John

Briggs

Head
Female

Sarah C

Briggs

Wife
Male

John C

Briggs

Son
Male

Colin

Briggs

Son
Male

Harry

Briggs

Son
Male

Percy

Briggs

Son
Female

Alice

Briggs

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Briggs

Head

Married

35

1846

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Sarah C

Briggs

Wife

Married

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John C

Briggs

Son

Single

5

1876

Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, England

Colin

Briggs

Son

Single

4

1877

Brighton, Sussex, England

Harry

Briggs

Son

Single

2

1879

Brighton, Sussex, England

Percy

Briggs

Son

Single

1

1880

Brighton, Sussex, England

Alice

Briggs

Servant

Single

17

1864

Brighton, Sussex, England

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