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Household of Ruth Briggs (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Doncaster, 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.

Ruth Briggs and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ruth Briggs, born in 1831 in Adwick Le Street, Yorkshire, consisted of 3 members. Ruth was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 grandchild; Arthur, born 1867 in Barnby Dun, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Ruth's Mother, Sarah Clark, born in 1806 in Adwick Le Street, Yorkshire, England.


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Ruth Briggs's household

Female

Ruth

Briggs

Head
Female

Sarah

Clark

Mother
Male

Arthur

Clark

Grand Son
First name(s) Ruth
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Adwick Le Street, Yorkshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ruth

Briggs

Head

Widow

50

1831

Adwick Le Street, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Clark

Mother

Widow

75

1806

Adwick Le Street, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Clark

Grand Son

Single

14

1867

Barnby Dun, Yorkshire, England

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