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Household of Samuel Brierley (born 1836, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Solihull, Warwickshire, 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.

Samuel Brierley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Brierley, born in 1836 in Yoxall, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Brierley, born in 1842 in Knowle, Warwickshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary Wynn (born 1870 in Knowle, Warwickshire, England) and Elizabeth Penn (born 1873 in Knowle, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Assistant, Charles H (born 1863 in Shirley, Warwickshire, England), Samuel's Apprentice, John (born 1866 in Henly in Arden, Warwickshire, England) and Samuel's Servant, Mary E (born 1858 in Knowle, Warwickshire, England).


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Samuel Brierley's household

Male

Samuel

Brierley

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Brierley

Wife
Female

Mary Wynn

Brierley

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Penn

Brierley

Daughter
Male

Charles H

Smith

Assistant
Male

John

Wakefield

Apprentice
Female

Mary E

Evitts

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Brierley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Yoxall, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Brierley

Head

Married

45

1836

Yoxall, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Brierley

Wife

Married

39

1842

Knowle, Warwickshire, England

Mary Wynn

Brierley

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Knowle, Warwickshire, England

Elizabeth Penn

Brierley

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Knowle, Warwickshire, England

Charles H

Smith

Assistant

Single

18

1863

Shirley, Warwickshire, England

John

Wakefield

Apprentice

Single

15

1866

Henly in Arden, Warwickshire, England

Mary E

Evitts

Servant

Single

23

1858

Knowle, Warwickshire, England

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