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Household of Joseph Briggs (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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.

Joseph Briggs and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Briggs, born in 1832 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Briggs, born in 1833 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Ann (born 1859 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Robert (born 1863 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1867 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Sophia (born 1871 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Joseph H (born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Henry C (born 1876 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Mother In Law, Sophia Sutcliffe, born in 1812 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Briggs's household

Male

Joseph

Briggs

Head
Female

Mary

Briggs

Wife
Female

Ann

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Robert

Briggs

Son
Female

Ellen

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Joseph H

Briggs

Son
Male

Henry C

Briggs

Son
Female

Sophia

Sutcliffe

Mother In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Briggs

Head

Married

49

1832

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Briggs

Wife

Married

48

1833

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Briggs

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Briggs

Son

Single

18

1863

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Briggs

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Briggs

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sophia

Briggs

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Joseph H

Briggs

Son

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Henry C

Briggs

Son

Single

5

1876

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sophia

Sutcliffe

Mother In Law

Married

69

1812

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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