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Household of Thomas B Briggs (born 1838, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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.

Thomas B Briggs and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas B Briggs, born in 1838 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Thomas B was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Briggs, born in 1842 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Ella (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Henry H (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Edith (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Linda (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas B's Servant, Sarah A (born 1849 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England), Thomas B's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Durham, England) and Thomas B's Servant, Mary A (born 1860 in Toft Hill, Durham, England).


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Thomas B Briggs's household

Male

Thomas B

Briggs

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Briggs

Wife
Female

Ella

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Henry H

Briggs

Son
Female

Edith

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Linda

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Mitchell

Servant
Female

Jane

Purdy

Servant
Female

Mary A

Heads

Servant
First name(s) Thomas B
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas B

Briggs

Head

Married

43

1838

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth A

Briggs

Wife

Married

39

1842

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ella

Briggs

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

Henry H

Briggs

Son

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

Edith

Briggs

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

Linda

Briggs

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sarah A

Mitchell

Servant

Single

32

1849

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

Jane

Purdy

Servant

Single

20

1861

Durham, England

Mary A

Heads

Servant

Single

21

1860

Toft Hill, Durham, England

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