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Household of Richard H Briggs (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 H Briggs and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard H Briggs, born in 1846 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard H was the head of the household, married to Jane Briggs, born in 1848 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Catherine A (born 1873 in Germany), Clara A (born 1874 in Germany), George (born 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Frederick (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Ernest (born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard H's Servant, Jane Bowen, born in 1862 in Wentnor, Shropshire, England.


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Richard H Briggs's household

Male

Richard H

Briggs

Head
Female

Jane

Briggs

Wife
Female

Catherine A

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Clara A

Briggs

Daughter
Male

George

Briggs

Son
Male

Frederick

Briggs

Son
Male

Ernest

Briggs

Son
Female

Jane

Bowen

Servant
First name(s) Richard H
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard H

Briggs

Head

Married

35

1846

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jane

Briggs

Wife

Married

33

1848

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Catherine A

Briggs

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Germany

Clara A

Briggs

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Germany

George

Briggs

Son

Single

5

1876

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Briggs

Son

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Briggs

Son

Single

1

1880

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jane

Bowen

Servant

Single

19

1862

Wentnor, Shropshire, England

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