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Household of Jonas Briggs (born 1821, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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.

Jonas Briggs and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jonas Briggs, born in 1821 in Wyke, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. Jonas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Briggs, born in 1832 in Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Charles Hy (born 1855 in Wyke, Yorkshire, England), Lucy (born 1856 in Wyke, Yorkshire, England), Mary A (born 1857 in Wyke, Yorkshire, England), Alfred B (born 1859 in Yorkshire, England), James B (born 1861 in Yorkshire, England), Sarah E (born 1863 in Yorkshire, England), Edith M (born 1867 in Yorkshire, England) and Frances G (born 1869 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Jonas's Servant, Fanny (born 1859 in Wyke, Yorkshire, England) and Jonas's Servant, Sarah (born 1851 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England).


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Jonas Briggs's household

Male

Jonas

Briggs

Head
Female

Sarah

Briggs

Wife
Male

Charles Hy

Briggs

Son
Female

Lucy

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Alfred B

Briggs

Son
Male

James B

Briggs

Son
Female

Sarah E

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Edith M

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Frances G

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Kellett

Servant
Female

Sarah

Empsall

Servant
First name(s) Jonas
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Wyke, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jonas

Briggs

Head

Married

60

1821

Wyke, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Briggs

Wife

Married

49

1832

Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England

Charles Hy

Briggs

Son

Single

26

1855

Wyke, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Briggs

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Wyke, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Briggs

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Wyke, Yorkshire, England

Alfred B

Briggs

Son

Single

22

1859

Yorkshire, England

James B

Briggs

Son

Single

20

1861

Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Briggs

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Yorkshire, England

Edith M

Briggs

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Yorkshire, England

Frances G

Briggs

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Kellett

Servant

Single

22

1859

Wyke, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Empsall

Servant

-

30

1851

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

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