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Household of Lawrence Briggs (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, Lancashire, 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.

Lawrence Briggs and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Lawrence Briggs, born in 1845 in Wiswell, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Lawrence was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Briggs, born in 1846 in Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Margaret J, born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Lawrence's Servant, Jane (born 1826 in Scotland) and Lawrence's Servant, Esther (born 1826 in Dartford, Kent, England).


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Lawrence Briggs's household

Male

Lawrence

Briggs

Head
Female

Sarah J

Briggs

Wife
Female

Margaret J

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Jane

Brown

Servant
Female

Esther

Cook

Servant
First name(s) Lawrence
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Wiswell, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Lawrence

Briggs

Head

Married

36

1845

Wiswell, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Briggs

Wife

Married

35

1846

Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England

Margaret J

Briggs

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jane

Brown

Servant

Widow

55

1826

Scotland

Esther

Cook

Servant

Single

55

1826

Dartford, Kent, England

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