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Household of John J Briggs (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wortley, 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 J Briggs and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John J Briggs, born in 1835 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John J was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Briggs, born in 1834 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Harriet A (born 1857 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1862 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1867 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England), David (born 1869 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England), Polly (born 1872 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1874 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England) and Lizzie (born 1878 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England).


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John J Briggs's household

Male

John J

Briggs

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Briggs

Wife
Female

Harriet A

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Emma

Briggs

Daughter
Male

William

Briggs

Son
Male

David

Briggs

Son
Female

Polly

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Alice

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Briggs

Daughter
First name(s) John J
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John J

Briggs

Head

Married

46

1835

Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Briggs

Wife

Married

47

1834

Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England

Harriet A

Briggs

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Briggs

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England

William

Briggs

Son

Single

14

1867

Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England

David

Briggs

Son

Single

12

1869

Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England

Polly

Briggs

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Briggs

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England

Lizzie

Briggs

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England

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