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Household of John Riggs (born 1831, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, Devon, 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 Riggs and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Riggs, born in 1831 in Farringdon, Devon, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Riggs, born in 1839 in Heavitree, Devon, England. They had 8 children; Henry R (born 1859 in Heavitree, Devon, England), Arthur (born 1870 in Heavitree, Devon, England), Frank (born 1872 in Heavitree, Devon, England), Lewis (born 1873 in Heavitree, Devon, England), Ernest (born 1875 in Heavitree, Devon, England), Horace (born 1877 in Heavitree, Devon, England), Walter (born 1879 in Heavitree, Devon, England) and Edith M (born 1881 in Heavitree, Devon, England).


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John Riggs's household

Male

John

Riggs

Head
Female

Eliza

Riggs

Wife
Male

Henry R

Riggs

Son
Male

Arthur

Riggs

Son
Male

Frank

Riggs

Son
Male

Lewis

Riggs

Son
Male

Ernest

Riggs

Son
Male

Horace

Riggs

Son
Male

Walter

Riggs

Son
Female

Edith M

Riggs

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Riggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Farringdon, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Riggs

Head

Married

50

1831

Farringdon, Devon, England

Eliza

Riggs

Wife

Married

42

1839

Heavitree, Devon, England

Henry R

Riggs

Son

Single

22

1859

Heavitree, Devon, England

Arthur

Riggs

Son

Single

11

1870

Heavitree, Devon, England

Frank

Riggs

Son

Single

9

1872

Heavitree, Devon, England

Lewis

Riggs

Son

Single

8

1873

Heavitree, Devon, England

Ernest

Riggs

Son

Single

6

1875

Heavitree, Devon, England

Horace

Riggs

Son

Single

4

1877

Heavitree, Devon, England

Walter

Riggs

Son

Single

2

1879

Heavitree, Devon, England

Edith M

Riggs

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Heavitree, Devon, England

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