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Household of Thomas Briggs (born 1830, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Briggs, born in 1830 in Eccles, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Elizth Briggs, born in 1845 in Parkhill, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Henry P C (born 1871 in Salford, Lancashire, England), George Cecil (born 1873 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Mary G R (born 1881 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, James (born 1825 in Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Emma (born 1854 in Brompton, Middlesex, England), Thomas's Servant, Jane Annie (born 1854 in Australia), Thomas's Servant, Sarah (born 1846 in Warwickshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Alice (born 1857 in Croft, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Scotland) and Thomas's Visitor, Harriet Isabella (born 1843 in London, Middlesex, England).


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Thomas Briggs's household

Male

Thomas

Briggs

Head
Female

Mary Elizth

Briggs

Wife
Male

Henry P C

Briggs

Son
Male

George Cecil

Briggs

Son
Female

Mary G R

Briggs

Daughter
Male

James

Chalmers

Visitor
Female

Emma

Crosbie

Servant
Female

Jane Annie

Meany

Servant
Female

Sarah

Hyatt

Servant
Female

Alice

Sankey

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Ferguson

Servant
Female

Harriet Isabella

Rose

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Eccles, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Briggs

Head

Married

51

1830

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Mary Elizth

Briggs

Wife

Married

36

1845

Parkhill, Staffordshire, England

Henry P C

Briggs

Son

Single

10

1871

Salford, Lancashire, England

George Cecil

Briggs

Son

Single

8

1873

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary G R

Briggs

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Salford, Lancashire, England

James

Chalmers

Visitor

Married

56

1825

Scotland

Emma

Crosbie

Servant

Single

27

1854

Brompton, Middlesex, England

Jane Annie

Meany

Servant

Widow

27

1854

Australia

Sarah

Hyatt

Servant

Single

35

1846

Warwickshire, England

Alice

Sankey

Servant

Single

24

1857

Croft, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ferguson

Servant

Single

25

1856

Scotland

Harriet Isabella

Rose

Visitor

Single

38

1843

London, Middlesex, England

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