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Household of Thomas James Briggs (born 1835, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Godstone, Surrey, 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 James Briggs and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas James Briggs, born in 1835 in Slaugham, Sussex, consisted of 6 members. Thomas James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Briggs, born in 1833 in Lewes, Sussex, England. They had 3 children; M E (born 1861 in Merstham, Surrey, England), A A (born 1865 in Merstham, Surrey, England) and Thomas H (born 1870 in Nutfield, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas James's Niece, Margaret Upton, born in 1873 in Preston, Sussex, England.


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Thomas James Briggs's household

Male

Thomas James

Briggs

Head
Female

Margaret

Briggs

Wife
Female

M E

Briggs

Daughter
Female

A A

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Thomas H

Briggs

Son
Female

Margaret

Upton

Niece
First name(s) Thomas James
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Slaugham, Sussex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas James

Briggs

Head

Married

46

1835

Slaugham, Sussex, England

Margaret

Briggs

Wife

Married

48

1833

Lewes, Sussex, England

M E

Briggs

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Merstham, Surrey, England

A A

Briggs

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Merstham, Surrey, England

Thomas H

Briggs

Son

Single

11

1870

Nutfield, Surrey, England

Margaret

Upton

Niece

Single

8

1873

Preston, Sussex, England

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