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Household of Joseph Briggs (born 1842, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, 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.
Joseph Briggs and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Briggs, born in 1842 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Briggs, born in 1843 in Clayland, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1865 in Lancashire, England), Richard W (born 1870 in Colne, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1878 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Edward Martin, born in 1856 in Lancashire, England.
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Joseph Briggs's household
Joseph
Briggs
Head
Elizabeth
Briggs
Wife
John
Briggs
Son
Richard W
Briggs
Son
Joseph
Briggs
Son
Edward
Martin
Lodger
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Briggs |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Briggs | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Briggs | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Clayland, Lancashire, England | |
John | Briggs | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Lancashire, England | |
Richard W | Briggs | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Colne, Lancashire, England | |
Joseph | Briggs | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England | |
Edward | Martin | Lodger | Single | 25 | 1856 | Lancashire, England |
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