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Household of Samuel Brierley (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

Samuel Brierley and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Brierley, born in 1838 in Mossley, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Brierley, born in 1850 in Mossley, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Alice (born 1872 in Mossley, Lancashire, England) and Harrold (born 1880 in Mossley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Boarder, Eliza (born 1861 in Mossley, Lancashire, England) and Samuel's Boarder, Clemend (born 1881 in Mossley, Lancashire, England).


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Samuel Brierley's household

Male

Samuel

Brierley

Head
Female

Mary

Brierley

Wife
Female

Alice

Brierley

Daughter
Male

Harrold

Brierley

Son
Female

Eliza

Lee

Boarder
Female

Clemend

Lee

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Brierley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Mossley, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Brierley

Head

Married

43

1838

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Brierley

Wife

Married

31

1850

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Alice

Brierley

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Harrold

Brierley

Son

Single

1

1880

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Lee

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Clemend

Lee

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Mossley, Lancashire, England

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