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Household of Thomas Briggs (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Briggs, born in 1846 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Briggs, born in 1846 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; James Henry (born 1877 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and John Wm (born 1880 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Thomas (born 1857 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Martha (born 1858 in Addingham, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Briggs's household

Male

Thomas

Briggs

Head
Female

Ellen

Briggs

Wife
Male

James Henry

Briggs

Son
Male

John Wm

Briggs

Son
Male

Thomas

Spencer

Lodger
Female

Martha

Spencer

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Briggs

Head

Married

35

1846

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Briggs

Wife

Married

35

1846

Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

James Henry

Briggs

Son

Single

4

1877

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John Wm

Briggs

Son

Single

1

1880

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Spencer

Lodger

Married

24

1857

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Spencer

Lodger

Married

23

1858

Addingham, Yorkshire, England

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