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Household of Jonas Briggs (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bramley, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jonas Briggs, born in 1842 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Jonas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Briggs, born in 1841 in Wortley, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Samuel Goldthorp (born 1866 in Wortley, Yorkshire, England) and Eliza (born 1871 in Wortley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Jonas's Lodger, Edward Oates, born in 1859 in Wortley, Yorkshire, England.


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Jonas Briggs's household

Male

Jonas

Briggs

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Briggs

Wife
Male

Samuel Goldthorp

Briggs

Son
Male

Edward

Oates

Lodger
Female

Eliza

Briggs

Daughter
First name(s) Jonas
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jonas

Briggs

Head

Married

39

1842

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Briggs

Wife

Married

40

1841

Wortley, Yorkshire, England

Samuel Goldthorp

Briggs

Son

Single

15

1866

Wortley, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Oates

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Wortley, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Briggs

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wortley, Yorkshire, England

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