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Household of Thomas Riggs (born 1843, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, Somerset, 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 Riggs and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Riggs, born in 1843 in Dorset, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Riggs, born in 1849 in Asterton, Wiltshire, England. They had 5 children; Frank (born 1874 in Burnham, Somerset, England), Emily J (born 1876 in Burnham, Somerset, England), Sarah C P (born 1879 in Burnham, Somerset, England), Lilly (born 1881 in Burnham, Somerset, England) and Rose (born 1881 in Burnham, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, James A Keen, born in 1860 in Devon, England.


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Thomas Riggs's household

Male

Thomas

Riggs

Head
Female

Jane

Riggs

Wife
Male

Frank

Riggs

Son
Female

Emily J

Riggs

Daughter
Female

Sarah C P

Riggs

Daughter
Female

Lilly

Riggs

Daughter
Female

Rose

Riggs

Daughter
Male

James A

Keen

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Riggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Riggs

Head

Married

38

1843

Dorset, England

Jane

Riggs

Wife

Married

32

1849

Asterton, Wiltshire, England

Frank

Riggs

Son

Single

7

1874

Burnham, Somerset, England

Emily J

Riggs

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Burnham, Somerset, England

Sarah C P

Riggs

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Burnham, Somerset, England

Lilly

Riggs

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Burnham, Somerset, England

Rose

Riggs

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Burnham, Somerset, England

James A

Keen

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Devon, England

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