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Household of Richard Briggs (born 1852, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Briggs, born in 1852 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Richard was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Boarder, Harriet (born 1852 in Norton, Yorkshire, England), Richard's Son Boarder, John (born 1870 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England), Richard's Son Boarder, Robert Briggs (born 1874 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England) and Richard's Daughter Boarder, Martha Elizabeth (born 1881 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England).


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Richard Briggs's household

Male

Richard

Briggs

Head
Female

Harriet

Illingworth

Boarder
Male

John

Illingworth

Son Boarder
Male

Robert Briggs

Illingworth

Son Boarder
Female

Martha Elizabeth

Illingworth

Daughter Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Briggs

Head

Single

29

1852

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Illingworth

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Norton, Yorkshire, England

John

Illingworth

Son Boarder

Single

11

1870

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Robert Briggs

Illingworth

Son Boarder

Single

7

1874

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Martha Elizabeth

Illingworth

Daughter Boarder

Single

0

1881

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

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