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Household of Josiah Briggs (born 1851, Suffolk)
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.
Josiah Briggs and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Briggs, born in 1851 in Wissett, Suffolk, consisted of 8 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Mary A Briggs, born in 1854 in Norfolk, England. They had 4 children; Martha (born 1872 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Josiah (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Eliza (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and John Hy (born 1881 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah's Son Daughter, Mary E (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Josiah's Boarder, Peter (born 1854 in Ireland).
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Josiah Briggs's household
Josiah
Briggs
Head
Mary A
Briggs
Wife
Martha
Briggs
Daughter
Josiah
Briggs
Son
Mary E
Briggs
Son Daughter
Eliza
Briggs
Daughter
John Hy
Briggs
Son
Peter
Mc Kernan
Boarder
| First name(s) | Josiah |
| Last name | Briggs |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Wissett, Suffolk, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Josiah | Briggs | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Wissett, Suffolk, England | |
Mary A | Briggs | Wife | Married | 27 | 1854 | Norfolk, England | |
Martha | Briggs | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Jarrow, Durham, England | |
Josiah | Briggs | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Mary E | Briggs | Son Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Eliza | Briggs | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
John Hy | Briggs | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Jarrow, Durham, England | |
Peter | Mc Kernan | Boarder | Married | 27 | 1854 | Ireland |
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