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Household of John Briggs (born 1838, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Briggs, born in 1838 in Shelf, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Briggs, born in 1842 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Walter (born 1872 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England), John W (born 1874 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England) and Harry (born 1879 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Mary Ann Ashworth, born in 1809 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England.
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John Briggs's household
John
Briggs
Head
Mary Ann
Briggs
Wife
Walter
Briggs
Son
John W
Briggs
Son
Harry
Briggs
Son
Mary Ann
Ashworth
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Briggs |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Shelf, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Briggs | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Shelf, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary Ann | Briggs | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Shelf, Yorkshire, England | |
Walter | Briggs | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Shelf, Yorkshire, England | |
John W | Briggs | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Shelf, Yorkshire, England | |
Harry | Briggs | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Shelf, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary Ann | Ashworth | Mother In Law | Widow | 72 | 1809 | Shelf, Yorkshire, England |
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