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Household of Thomas Briggs (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

Thomas Briggs and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Briggs, born in 1834 in Unsworth, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Briggs, born in 1834 in Whitefield, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; William (born 1864 in Unsworth, Lancashire, England), Maria (born 1858 in Unsworth, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1866 in Whitefield, Lancashire, England), Mary Jane (born 1868 in Whitefield, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1871 in Whitefield, Lancashire, England), George (born 1876 in Whitefield, Lancashire, England), Edna (born 1877 in Whitefield, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1879 in Whitefield, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Briggs's household

Male

Thomas

Briggs

Head
Female

Jane

Briggs

Wife
Male

William

Briggs

Son
Female

Maria

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Emily

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Briggs

Daughter
Male

George

Briggs

Son
Female

Edna

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Robert

Briggs

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Unsworth, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Briggs

Head

Married

47

1834

Unsworth, Lancashire, England

Jane

Briggs

Wife

Married

47

1834

Whitefield, Lancashire, England

William

Briggs

Son

Single

17

1864

Unsworth, Lancashire, England

Maria

Briggs

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Unsworth, Lancashire, England

Emily

Briggs

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Whitefield, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Briggs

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Whitefield, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Briggs

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Whitefield, Lancashire, England

George

Briggs

Son

Single

5

1876

Whitefield, Lancashire, England

Edna

Briggs

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Whitefield, Lancashire, England

Robert

Briggs

Son

Single

2

1879

Whitefield, Lancashire, England

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