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Household of Thomas Briggs (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Briggs, born in 1835 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 16 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Emily Briggs, born in 1850 in Hadley, Shropshire, England. They had 9 children; Amy (born 1860 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1862 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Lucy H (born 1870 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Rose J (born 1872 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Ethel (born 1873 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Kate (born 1875 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Mabel (born 1876 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1880 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Ella (born 1881 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Ellen (born 1831 in Ashley, Staffordshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Martha (born 1851 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales), Thomas's Servant, Hannah (born 1857 in Staffordshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Sarah (born 1862 in Beeston, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Briggs's household

Male

Thomas

Briggs

Head
Female

Emily

Briggs

Wife
Female

Amy

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Mary

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Lucy H

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Rose J

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Kate

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Mabel

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Emily

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Ella

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Stead

Servant
Female

Martha

Buxton

Servant
Female

Mary

Evans

Servant
Female

Hannah

Prince

Servant
Female

Sarah

Wharton

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Briggs

Head

Married

46

1835

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emily

Briggs

Wife

Married

31

1850

Hadley, Shropshire, England

Amy

Briggs

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary

Briggs

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Salford, Lancashire, England

Lucy H

Briggs

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Salford, Lancashire, England

Rose J

Briggs

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Salford, Lancashire, England

Ethel

Briggs

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Salford, Lancashire, England

Kate

Briggs

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mabel

Briggs

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Salford, Lancashire, England

Emily

Briggs

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Salford, Lancashire, England

Ella

Briggs

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Salford, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Stead

Servant

Widow

50

1831

Ashley, Staffordshire, England

Martha

Buxton

Servant

Single

30

1851

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Mary

Evans

Servant

Single

23

1858

Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales

Hannah

Prince

Servant

Single

24

1857

Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Wharton

Servant

Single

19

1862

Beeston, Cheshire, England

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