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Household of John Thomas Briggs (born 1857, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 Thomas Briggs and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomas Briggs, born in 1857 in Shelf, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. John Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sally Briggs, born in 1856 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Mary Ann, born 1880 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John Thomas's Lodger, George Woodhead, born in 1829 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England.


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John Thomas Briggs's household

Male

John Thomas

Briggs

Head
Female

Sally

Briggs

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Briggs

Daughter
Male

George

Woodhead

Lodger
First name(s) John Thomas
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John Thomas

Briggs

Head

Married

24

1857

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Sally

Briggs

Wife

Married

25

1856

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Briggs

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

George

Woodhead

Lodger

Single

52

1829

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

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