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Household of Samuel Briggs (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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.

Samuel Briggs and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Briggs, born in 1841 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Briggs, born in 1851 in Stainland, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary Elizabeth (born 1868 in Greetland, Yorkshire, England), Lucy Ada (born 1870 in Greetland, Yorkshire, England), Henry Edward (born 1874 in Greetland, Yorkshire, England) and Ellen Lousia (born 1876 in Greetland, Yorkshire, England).


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Samuel Briggs's household

Male

Samuel

Briggs

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Briggs

Wife
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Lucy Ada

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Henry Edward

Briggs

Son
Female

Ellen Lousia

Briggs

Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Briggs

Head

Married

40

1841

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Briggs

Wife

Married

30

1851

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Briggs

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Greetland, Yorkshire, England

Lucy Ada

Briggs

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Greetland, Yorkshire, England

Henry Edward

Briggs

Son

Single

7

1874

Greetland, Yorkshire, England

Ellen Lousia

Briggs

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Greetland, Yorkshire, England

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