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Household of Samuel Briggs (born 1831, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire,Cheshire, 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 Briggs and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Briggs, born in 1831 in Corfe Castle, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Annie Briggs, born in 1831 in Frodsham, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Amelia (born 1859 in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England) and Mary (born 1861 in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Elizabeth, born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Son In Law, John (born 1859 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England) and Samuel's Boarder, Thomas (born 1859 in Widnes, Lancashire, England).


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Samuel Briggs's household

Male

Samuel

Briggs

Head
Female

Annie

Briggs

Wife
Female

Amelia

Briggs

Daughter
Male

John

Briggs

Son In Law
Female

Mary

Hawkin

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Briggs

Grand Daughter
Male

Thomas

Greenwood

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Corfe Castle, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Briggs

Head

Married

50

1831

Corfe Castle, Dorset, England

Annie

Briggs

Wife

Married

50

1831

Frodsham, Cheshire, England

Amelia

Briggs

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England

John

Briggs

Son In Law

Married

22

1859

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Mary

Hawkin

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

Briggs

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Greenwood

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Widnes, Lancashire, England

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