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Household of John Briggs (born 1826, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Goole, 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 1826 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maria Briggs, born in 1841 in Goole, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Joe (born 1862 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England) and Frances H (born 1875 in Goole, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter In Law, Ellen (born 1863 in Goole, Yorkshire, England) and John's Boarder, Kenneth M (born 1850 in Scotland).


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John Briggs's household

Male

John

Briggs

Head
Female

Maria

Briggs

Wife
Male

Joe

Briggs

Son
Female

Ellen

Briggs

Daughter In Law
Female

Frances H

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Kenneth M

McKenzie

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Pontefract, 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

55

1826

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Briggs

Wife

Married

40

1841

Goole, Yorkshire, England

Joe

Briggs

Son

Married

19

1862

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Briggs

Daughter In Law

Married

18

1863

Goole, Yorkshire, England

Frances H

Briggs

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Goole, Yorkshire, England

Kenneth M

McKenzie

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Scotland

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