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Household of Samuel Briggs (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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 Briggs and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Briggs, born in 1839 in Accrington, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Emma A Briggs, born in 1842 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; James, born 1872 in Accrington, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Boarder, Margaret Larkin, born in 1853 in Prescott, Lancashire, England.


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Samuel Briggs's household

Male

Samuel

Briggs

Head
Female

Emma A

Briggs

Wife
Male

James

Briggs

Son
Female

Margaret

Larkin

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Accrington, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Samuel

Briggs

Head

Married

42

1839

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Emma A

Briggs

Wife

Married

39

1842

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

James

Briggs

Son

Single

9

1872

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Larkin

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Prescott, Lancashire, England

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