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Household of Thomas Briggs (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 1851 in Lancaster, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Briggs, born in 1854 in Darwen, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Georgina M, born 1877 in Darwen, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1853 in Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Emma (born 1863 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Briggs's household

Male

Thomas

Briggs

Head
Female

Ellen

Briggs

Wife
Female

Georgina M

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Winstanley

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Fitzgerald

Servant
Female

Emma

Turner

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Lancaster, 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

30

1851

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Briggs

Wife

Married

27

1854

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Georgina M

Briggs

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Winstanley

Servant

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Fitzgerald

Servant

Single

28

1853

Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England

Emma

Turner

Servant

Single

18

1863

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

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