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Household of John Briggs (born 1827, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, Durham, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Briggs, born in 1827 in Cresswell, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Briggs, born in 1831 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 7 children; John W (born 1858 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), James (born 1860 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Sarah (born 1855 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Annie (born 1865 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Jane (born 1867 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Peter (born 1870 in Hartlepool, Durham, England) and Edward (born 1873 in Hartlepool, Durham, England).


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John Briggs's household

Male

John

Briggs

Head
Female

Mary A

Briggs

Wife
Male

John W

Briggs

Son
Male

James

Briggs

Son
Female

Sarah

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Annie

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Jane

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Peter

Briggs

Son
Male

Edward

Briggs

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

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Briggs

Head

Married

54

1827

Cresswell, Northumberland, England

Mary A

Briggs

Wife

Married

50

1831

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John W

Briggs

Son

Single

23

1858

Hartlepool, Durham, England

James

Briggs

Son

Single

21

1860

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Sarah

Briggs

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Annie

Briggs

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Jane

Briggs

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Peter

Briggs

Son

Single

11

1870

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Edward

Briggs

Son

Single

8

1873

Hartlepool, Durham, England

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