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Household of Joseph Briggs (born 1821, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Briggs, born in 1821 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Alice Briggs, born in 1821 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; James, born 1856 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 grandchildren; Walter (born 1877 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Mary Jane (born 1879 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Wrenthorpe, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Son Wife, Sarah Ann Briggs, born in 1855 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.
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Joseph Briggs's household
Joseph
Briggs
Head
Alice
Briggs
Wife
James
Briggs
Son
Sarah Ann
Briggs
Son Wife
Walter
Briggs
Grand Son
Mary Jane
Briggs
Grand Daughter
Thomas
Briggs
Grand Son
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Briggs |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 60 |
| Birth year | 1821 |
| Birth place | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Briggs | Head | Married | 60 | 1821 | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England | |
Alice | Briggs | Wife | Married | 60 | 1821 | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England | |
James | Briggs | Son | Married | 25 | 1856 | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England | |
Sarah Ann | Briggs | Son Wife | Married | 26 | 1855 | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England | |
Walter | Briggs | Grand Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary Jane | Briggs | Grand Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England | |
Thomas | Briggs | Grand Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Wrenthorpe, Yorkshire, England |
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