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Household of John Briggs (born 1827, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holbeck, 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 1827 in Darley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Briggs, born in 1829 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1853 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England), Edwin (born 1858 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England), Mary Jane (born 1865 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1867 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England), Fredrick (born 1869 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England) and Walter (born 1871 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England).


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John Briggs's household

Male

John

Briggs

Head
Female

Mary

Briggs

Wife
Male

Thomas

Briggs

Son
Male

Edwin

Briggs

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Briggs

Daughter
Male

William

Briggs

Son
Male

Fredrick

Briggs

Son
Male

Walter

Briggs

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Darley, 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

54

1827

Darley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Briggs

Wife

Married

52

1829

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Briggs

Son

Single

28

1853

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

Edwin

Briggs

Son

Single

23

1858

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Briggs

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

William

Briggs

Son

Single

14

1867

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

Fredrick

Briggs

Son

Single

12

1869

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Briggs

Son

Single

10

1871

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

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