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Household of Thomas Briggs (born 1826, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thirsk, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Briggs, born in 1826 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Briggs, born in 1825 in Bedale, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1861 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Simon (born 1863 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth M (born 1865 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1865 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1867 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Briggs's household

Male

Thomas

Briggs

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Briggs

Wife
Male

Thomas

Briggs

Son
Male

Simon

Briggs

Son
Female

Elizabeth M

Briggs

Daughter
Male

John

Briggs

Son
Male

William

Briggs

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Briggs

Head

Married

55

1826

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Briggs

Wife

Married

56

1825

Bedale, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Briggs

Son

Single

20

1861

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Simon

Briggs

Son

Single

18

1863

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth M

Briggs

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

John

Briggs

Son

Single

16

1865

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

William

Briggs

Son

Single

14

1867

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

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