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Household of Richard Briggs (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Clitheroe, 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.

Richard Briggs and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Briggs, born in 1842 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Ruth Briggs, born in 1843 in Chorley, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Hannah (born 1861 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), John Thos (born 1873 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1875 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1876 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1879 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Briggs's household

Male

Richard

Briggs

Head
Female

Ruth

Briggs

Wife
Female

Hannah

Cunliffe

Daughter
Male

John Thos

Briggs

Son
Female

Alice

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Briggs

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Briggs

Head

Married

39

1842

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Briggs

Wife

Married

38

1843

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Cunliffe

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

John Thos

Briggs

Son

Single

8

1873

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Alice

Briggs

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Briggs

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Briggs

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

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