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Household of John Briggs (born 1835, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Briggs, born in 1835 in Burton, Staffordshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Briggs, born in 1836 in Hoar Cross, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Arthur (born 1868 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), Harry (born 1870 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), George (born 1874 in Burton, Staffordshire, England) and John W (born 1877 in Burton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Joseph (born 1856 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), John's Boarder, Alfred (born 1856 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), John's Boarder, Mary J (born 1855 in Shobdon, Hertfordshire, England) and John's Boarder, Harry G (born 1881 in Burton, Staffordshire, England).


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John Briggs's household

Male

John

Briggs

Head
Female

Hannah

Briggs

Wife
Male

Arthur

Briggs

Son
Male

Harry

Briggs

Son
Male

George

Briggs

Son
Male

John W

Briggs

Son
Male

Joseph

Dunn

Boarder
Male

Alfred

Powell

Boarder
Female

Mary J

Powell

Boarder
Male

Harry G

Powell

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Burton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Briggs

Head

Married

46

1835

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Hannah

Briggs

Wife

Married

45

1836

Hoar Cross, Staffordshire, England

Arthur

Briggs

Son

Single

13

1868

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Harry

Briggs

Son

Single

11

1870

Burton, Staffordshire, England

George

Briggs

Son

Single

7

1874

Burton, Staffordshire, England

John W

Briggs

Son

Single

4

1877

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Dunn

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Alfred

Powell

Boarder

Married

25

1856

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Mary J

Powell

Boarder

Married

26

1855

Shobdon, Hertfordshire, England

Harry G

Powell

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Burton, Staffordshire, England

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