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Household of Joseph Briggs (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Briggs, born in 1838 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary A Briggs, born in 1839 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas H (born 1865 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Sarah A (born 1867 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Joe (born 1869 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Manchester), Mary A (born 1878 in Manchester) and Edith (born 1881 in Manchester).


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Joseph Briggs's household

Male

Joseph

Briggs

Head
Female

Mary A

Briggs

Wife
Male

Thomas H

Briggs

Son
Female

Sarah A

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Joe

Briggs

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Edith

Briggs

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Briggs

Head

Married

43

1838

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Briggs

Wife

Married

42

1839

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas H

Briggs

Son

Single

16

1865

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Briggs

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Joe

Briggs

Son

Single

12

1869

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Briggs

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester

Mary A

Briggs

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester

Edith

Briggs

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester

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