Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Thomas Briggs (born 1809, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, London,Surrey, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Briggs and 10 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Briggs, born in 1809 in Milnthorpe, Westmorland, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Briggs, born in 1839 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Maggie (born 1874 in Richmond, Surrey, England), Frank C (born 1876 in Richmond, Surrey, England) and Chass T (born 1878 in Richmond, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1803 in Cheshire, England), Thomas's Visitor, Maria A (born 1837 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas's -, Anna (born 1855 in Dorset, England), Thomas's -, Mary A (born 1840 in Chalbury, Dorset, England), Thomas's -, Eliza (born 1852 in Guilford, Surrey, England) and Thomas's -, Catherine A (born 1856 in London, Middlesex, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Thomas Briggs's household

Male

Thomas

Briggs

Head
Female

Sarah J

Briggs

Wife
Female

Mary

Sawson

Mother In Law
Female

Maggie

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Frank C

Briggs

Son
Female

Maria A

Briakell

Visitor
Male

Chass T

Briggs

Son
Female

Anna

Munckton

-
Female

Mary A

Elford

-
Female

Eliza

Hampton

-
Female

Catherine A

Laidlaw

-
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Milnthorpe, Westmorland, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Briggs

Head

Married

72

1809

Milnthorpe, Westmorland, England

Sarah J

Briggs

Wife

Married

42

1839

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Sawson

Mother In Law

Widow

78

1803

Cheshire, England

Maggie

Briggs

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Richmond, Surrey, England

Frank C

Briggs

Son

Single

5

1876

Richmond, Surrey, England

Maria A

Briakell

Visitor

Single

44

1837

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Chass T

Briggs

Son

Single

3

1878

Richmond, Surrey, England

Anna

Munckton

-

Single

26

1855

Dorset, England

Mary A

Elford

-

Single

41

1840

Chalbury, Dorset, England

Eliza

Hampton

-

Single

29

1852

Guilford, Surrey, England

Catherine A

Laidlaw

-

Single

25

1856

London, Middlesex, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Thomas Briggs in Camberwell in 1881, and follow the Briggs family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Thomas Briggs

We’ve found Thomas Briggs in 128 family trees. Find out more about Thomas Briggs' household and view the Briggs family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census