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Household of John Briggs (born 1831, 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 Briggs and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Briggs, born in 1831 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Briggs, born in 1838 in Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; John T (born 1858 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1860 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1868 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1872 in Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Heywood, Lancashire, England) and Harry (born 1877 in Bury, Lancashire, England).


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John Briggs's household

Male

John

Briggs

Head
Female

Alice

Briggs

Wife
Male

John T

Briggs

Son
Female

Annie

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Edward

Briggs

Son
Male

Arthur

Briggs

Son
Male

Joseph

Briggs

Son
Male

Harry

Briggs

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Briggs

Head

Married

50

1831

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Alice

Briggs

Wife

Married

43

1838

Lancashire, England

John T

Briggs

Son

Single

23

1858

Bury, Lancashire, England

Annie

Briggs

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bury, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Briggs

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Preston, Lancashire, England

Edward

Briggs

Son

Single

11

1870

Preston, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Briggs

Son

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Joseph

Briggs

Son

Single

7

1874

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Harry

Briggs

Son

Single

4

1877

Bury, Lancashire, England

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