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Household of John Briggs (born 1824, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Briggs, born in 1824 in Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Becky Y (born 1853 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1855 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1857 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Frederick D (born 1863 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Harriet (born 1860 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Alice (born 1863 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England).


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John Briggs's household

Male

John

Briggs

Head
Female

Becky Y

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Briggs

Son
Male

John

Briggs

Son
Male

Frederick D

Briggs

Son
Female

Harriet

Lawn

Servant
Female

Alice

Cullingworth

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Briggs

Head

Widower

57

1824

Yorkshire, England

Becky Y

Briggs

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Briggs

Son

Single

26

1855

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John

Briggs

Son

Single

24

1857

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Frederick D

Briggs

Son

Single

18

1863

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Lawn

Servant

Single

21

1860

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Cullingworth

Servant

Single

18

1863

Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

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