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Household of Joseph Riggs (born 1834, Dorset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dorchester, Dorset, 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 Riggs and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Riggs, born in 1834 in Fordington, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Riggs, born in 1836 in Fordington, Dorset, England. They had 4 children; George R (born 1867 in Dorchester, Dorset, England), Joseph (born 1870 in Fordington, Dorset, England), Sarah (born 1874 in Fordington, Dorset, England) and Robert (born 1877 in Fordington, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger Head, George (born 1858 in Fordington, Dorset, England) and Joseph's Brother, Fred (born 1870 in Fordington, Dorset, England).
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Joseph Riggs's household
Joseph
Riggs
Head
Elizabeth
Riggs
Wife
George R
Riggs
Son
Joseph
Riggs
Son
Sarah
Riggs
Daughter
Robert
Riggs
Son
George
Gawler
Lodger Head
Fred
Gawler
Brother
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Riggs |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Fordington, Dorset, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Riggs | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Fordington, Dorset, England | |
Elizabeth | Riggs | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Fordington, Dorset, England | |
George R | Riggs | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Dorchester, Dorset, England | |
Joseph | Riggs | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Fordington, Dorset, England | |
Sarah | Riggs | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Fordington, Dorset, England | |
Robert | Riggs | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Fordington, Dorset, England | |
George | Gawler | Lodger Head | Widower | 23 | 1858 | Fordington, Dorset, England | |
Fred | Gawler | Brother | Single | 11 | 1870 | Fordington, Dorset, England |
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