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Household of Joseph Briggs (born 1833, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Weardale, Durham, 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 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Briggs, born in 1833 in Barnard Castle, Durham, consisted of 12 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Briggs, born in 1846 in Durham, England. They had 9 children; Alfred B (born 1866 in Durham, England), Alice (born 1866 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), Hannah (born 1868 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), Elizabeth A (born 1869 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1871 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), John W (born 1876 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), Margaret E (born 1878 in Wolsingham, Durham, England), Thomas Andrew (born 1879 in Wolsingham, Durham, England) and James Henry (born 1881 in Wolsingham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, John Thompson, born in 1815 in Scotland.
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Joseph Briggs's household
Joseph
Briggs
Head
Elizabeth
Briggs
Wife
Alfred B
Briggs
Son
Alice
Briggs
Daughter
Hannah
Briggs
Daughter
Elizabeth A
Briggs
Daughter
Joseph
Briggs
Son
John W
Briggs
Son
Margaret E
Briggs
Daughter
Thomas Andrew
Briggs
Son
James Henry
Briggs
Son
John
Thompson
Lodger
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Briggs |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Barnard Castle, Durham, England |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Briggs | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Barnard Castle, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Briggs | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Durham, England | |
Alfred B | Briggs | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Durham, England | |
Alice | Briggs | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Wolsingham, Durham, England | |
Hannah | Briggs | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Wolsingham, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth A | Briggs | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Wolsingham, Durham, England | |
Joseph | Briggs | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Wolsingham, Durham, England | |
John W | Briggs | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Wolsingham, Durham, England | |
Margaret E | Briggs | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Wolsingham, Durham, England | |
Thomas Andrew | Briggs | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Wolsingham, Durham, England | |
James Henry | Briggs | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Wolsingham, Durham, England | |
John | Thompson | Lodger | Widower | 66 | 1815 | Scotland |
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