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Household of Michael R Briggs (born 1842, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, 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 R Briggs and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael R Briggs, born in 1842 in Stoke, Staffordshire, consisted of 14 members. Michael R was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were Michael R's Shopman, Richard (born 1856 in Overseal, Leicestershire, England), Michael R's Shopman, Walter (born 1860 in Shropshire, England), Michael R's Shopman, Walter (born 1858 in Redcar, Yorkshire, England), Michael R's Shopman, William R (born 1857 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England), Michael R's Shopman, Herbert (born 1866 in Edgmond, Shropshire, England), Michael R's Dressmaker, Esther (born 1854 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Michael R's Milliner, Harriett (born 1849 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), Michael R's Milliner, Lucy (born 1858 in Merionethshire, Wales), Michael R's Milliner, Mary R (born 1861 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England), Michael R's Dressmaker, Jessie (born 1865 in London, Middlesex, England), Michael R's Servant, Clara (born 1866 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Michael R's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Cheadle, Staffordshire, England) and Michael R's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Shropshire, England).


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Michael R Briggs's household

Male

Michael R

Briggs

Head
Male

Richard

Adams

Shopman
Male

Walter

Abrahams

Shopman
Male

Walter

Dixon

Shopman
Male

William R

Greenhill

Shopman
Male

Herbert

Porter

Shopman
Female

Esther

Gardiner

Dressmaker
Female

Harriett

Churd

Milliner
Female

Lucy

Beecham

Milliner
Female

Mary R

Howson

Milliner
Female

Jessie

Neild

Dressmaker
Female

Clara

Pearson

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Plant

Servant
Female

Mary

Groom

Servant
First name(s) Michael R
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Stoke, Staffordshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael R

Briggs

Head

Single

39

1842

Stoke, Staffordshire, England

Richard

Adams

Shopman

Single

25

1856

Overseal, Leicestershire, England

Walter

Abrahams

Shopman

Single

21

1860

Shropshire, England

Walter

Dixon

Shopman

Single

23

1858

Redcar, Yorkshire, England

William R

Greenhill

Shopman

Single

24

1857

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England

Herbert

Porter

Shopman

Single

15

1866

Edgmond, Shropshire, England

Esther

Gardiner

Dressmaker

Single

27

1854

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Harriett

Churd

Milliner

Single

32

1849

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Lucy

Beecham

Milliner

Single

23

1858

Merionethshire, Wales

Mary R

Howson

Milliner

Single

20

1861

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Jessie

Neild

Dressmaker

Single

16

1865

London, Middlesex, England

Clara

Pearson

Servant

Single

15

1866

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Plant

Servant

Single

20

1861

Cheadle, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Groom

Servant

Single

19

1862

Shropshire, England

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