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Household of Thomas Briggs (born 1823, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hull, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Briggs, born in 1823 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Briggs, born in 1825 in Goole, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Charles H (born 1851 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1857 in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1862 in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Fred (born 1865 in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Mark (born 1837 in Sutton, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Visitor, Annie (born 1839 in Owston Ferry, Lincolnshire, England).


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Thomas Briggs's household

Male

Thomas

Briggs

Head
Female

Sarah

Briggs

Wife
Male

Charles H

Briggs

Son
Female

Emma

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Walter

Briggs

Son
Male

Fred

Briggs

Son
Male

Mark

Russell

Visitor
Female

Annie

Russell

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Briggs

Head

Married

58

1823

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Briggs

Wife

Married

56

1825

Goole, Yorkshire, England

Charles H

Briggs

Son

Single

30

1851

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Briggs

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Briggs

Son

Single

19

1862

Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Briggs

Son

Single

16

1865

Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England

Mark

Russell

Visitor

Married

44

1837

Sutton, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Russell

Visitor

Married

42

1839

Owston Ferry, Lincolnshire, England

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