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Household of John I Briscoe (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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 I Briscoe and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John I Briscoe, born in 1837 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 14 members. John I was the head of the household, married to Ellen Briscoe, born in 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Ellen (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Esther M (born 1867 in Sutton, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth C (born 1869 in Sutton, Cheshire, England), Alfred Leigh (born 1871 in Childer Thornton, Cheshire, England), John C (born 1875 in Thornton, Cheshire, England), Robert C (born 1878 in Thornton, Cheshire, England) and Hugh K (born 1880 in Thornton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John I's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1846 in Carnarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales), John I's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1855 in Montgomeryshire, Wales), John I's Servant, Sarah (born 1854 in Wellington, Shropshire, England), John I's Servant, Annie (born 1859 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and John I's Servant, Eliza (born 1862 in Leighton, Montgomeryshire, Wales).


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John I Briscoe's household

Male

John I

Briscoe

Head
Female

Ellen

Briscoe

Wife
Female

Ellen

Briscoe

Daughter
Female

Esther M

Briscoe

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth C

Briscoe

Daughter
Male

Alfred Leigh

Briscoe

Son
Male

John C

Briscoe

Son
Male

Robert C

Briscoe

Son
Male

Hugh K

Briscoe

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Williams

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Jones

Servant
Female

Sarah

Evison

Servant
Female

Annie

Massey

Servant
Female

Eliza

Griffiths

Servant
First name(s) John I
Last name Briscoe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John I

Briscoe

Head

Married

44

1837

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Briscoe

Wife

Married

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Briscoe

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Esther M

Briscoe

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sutton, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth C

Briscoe

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sutton, Cheshire, England

Alfred Leigh

Briscoe

Son

Single

10

1871

Childer Thornton, Cheshire, England

John C

Briscoe

Son

Single

6

1875

Thornton, Cheshire, England

Robert C

Briscoe

Son

Single

3

1878

Thornton, Cheshire, England

Hugh K

Briscoe

Son

Single

1

1880

Thornton, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Williams

Servant

Single

35

1846

Carnarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Jones

Servant

Single

26

1855

Montgomeryshire, Wales

Sarah

Evison

Servant

Single

27

1854

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Annie

Massey

Servant

Single

22

1859

Chester, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Griffiths

Servant

Single

19

1862

Leighton, Montgomeryshire, Wales

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