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Household of Joseph Briggs (born 1804, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Briggs, born in 1804 in Pilkington, Lancashire, consisted of 3 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ellen Briggs, born in 1825 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Thomas Wood, born in 1859 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Briggs's household

Male

Joseph

Briggs

Head
Female

Ellen

Briggs

Wife
Male

Thomas

Wood

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 77
Birth year 1804
Birth place Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Briggs

Head

Married

77

1804

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Briggs

Wife

Married

56

1825

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Wood

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

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