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Household of Michael Briggs (born 1842, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Atherstone, Warwickshire, 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.

Michael Briggs and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Briggs, born in 1842 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 9 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Sarah Briggs, born in 1842 in Atherstone, Warwickshire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1868 in Atherstone, Warwickshire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1872 in Atherstone, Warwickshire, England) and Walter (born 1877 in Atherstone, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Michael's Nephew, James (born 1868 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England), Michael's Servant, Arthur (born 1862 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England), Michael's Servant, Charles (born 1865 in Astley, Warwickshire, England) and Michael's Servant, Maria (born 1863 in Warwickshire, England).


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Michael Briggs's household

Male

Michael

Briggs

Head
Female

Sarah

Briggs

Wife
Male

John

Briggs

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Walter

Briggs

Son
Male

James

Hatton

Nephew
Male

Arthur

Woods

Servant
Male

Charles

Ellson

Servant
Female

Maria

Clark

Servant
First name(s) Michael
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Briggs

Head

Married

39

1842

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Sarah

Briggs

Wife

Married

39

1842

Atherstone, Warwickshire, England

John

Briggs

Son

Single

13

1868

Atherstone, Warwickshire, England

Mary Ellen

Briggs

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Atherstone, Warwickshire, England

Walter

Briggs

Son

Single

4

1877

Atherstone, Warwickshire, England

James

Hatton

Nephew

Single

13

1868

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Arthur

Woods

Servant

Single

19

1862

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Charles

Ellson

Servant

Single

16

1865

Astley, Warwickshire, England

Maria

Clark

Servant

Single

18

1863

Warwickshire, England

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