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Household of Robert S Briggs (born 1828, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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.
Robert S Briggs and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert S Briggs, born in 1828 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 11 members. Robert S was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Briggs, born in 1837 in Paull, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Sarah E (born 1857 in Durham, England), William (born 1859 in -), Leonard (born 1861 in -), Lizzie R (born 1862 in -), Robert E (born 1867 in -), Eleanor (born 1873 in -) and Susan B (born 1874 in Bishopwearmouth).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert S's Servant, Margaret C (born 1853 in Newburn, Northumberland, England) and Robert S's Servant, Emily (born 1858 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
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Robert S Briggs's household
Robert S
Briggs
Head
Elizabeth
Briggs
Wife
Sarah E
Briggs
Daughter
William
Briggs
Son
Leonard
Briggs
Son
Lizzie R
Briggs
Daughter
Robert E
Briggs
Son
Eleanor
Briggs
Daughter
Susan B
Briggs
Daughter
Margaret C
Briggs
Servant
Emily
Dunn
Servant
| First name(s) | Robert S |
| Last name | Briggs |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 53 |
| Birth year | 1828 |
| Birth place | Sunderland, Durham, England |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert S | Briggs | Head | Married | 53 | 1828 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Briggs | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Paull, Yorkshire, England | |
Sarah E | Briggs | Daughter | Single | 24 | 1857 | Durham, England | |
William | Briggs | Son | Single | 22 | 1859 | - | |
Leonard | Briggs | Son | Single | 20 | 1861 | - | |
Lizzie R | Briggs | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | - | |
Robert E | Briggs | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | - | |
Eleanor | Briggs | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | - | |
Susan B | Briggs | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Bishopwearmouth | |
Margaret C | Briggs | Servant | - | 28 | 1853 | Newburn, Northumberland, England | |
Emily | Dunn | Servant | Single | 23 | 1858 | Sunderland, Durham, England |
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