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Household of Joseph Briggs (born 1852, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Briggs, born in 1852 in Haswell, Durham, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Briggs, born in 1857 in Heworth, Durham, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1878 in Haswell, Durham, England) and William (born 1880 in Haswell, Durham, England).


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Joseph Briggs's household

Male

Joseph

Briggs

Head
Female

Sarah

Briggs

Wife
Male

John

Briggs

Son
Male

William

Briggs

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Haswell, Durham, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Briggs

Head

Married

29

1852

Haswell, Durham, England

Sarah

Briggs

Wife

Married

24

1857

Heworth, Durham, England

John

Briggs

Son

Single

3

1878

Haswell, Durham, England

William

Briggs

Son

Single

1

1880

Haswell, Durham, England

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