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Household of John Briggs (born 1850, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Briggs, born in 1850 in Thornton, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Briggs, born in 1850 in Kendal, Westmorland, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth Ellen (born 1870 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England), Isaac (born 1872 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1874 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England), Alice Ann (born 1876 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1879 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur (born 1881 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England).


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John Briggs's household

Male

John

Briggs

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Briggs

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Ellen

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Isaac

Briggs

Son
Female

Jane

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Alice Ann

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Walter

Briggs

Son
Male

Arthur

Briggs

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Briggs

Head

Married

31

1850

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Briggs

Wife

Married

31

1850

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Elizabeth Ellen

Briggs

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Isaac

Briggs

Son

Single

9

1872

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Briggs

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Alice Ann

Briggs

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Briggs

Son

Single

2

1879

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Briggs

Son

Single

0

1881

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

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