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Household of Thomas U Briggs (born 1811, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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 U Briggs and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas U Briggs, born in 1811 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas U was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Eliza, born 1846 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas U's Boarder, Joseph (born 1850 in Yorkshire, England), Thomas U's Vistor, Eliza (born 1854 in Clifford, Herefordshire, England) and Thomas U's Visitor Daughter, Eliza (born 1881 in Credenhill, Herefordshire, England).


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Thomas U Briggs's household

Male

Thomas U

Briggs

Head
Female

Eliza

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Boocock

Boarder
Female

Eliza

Cook

Vistor
Female

Eliza

Cook

Visitor Daughter
First name(s) Thomas U
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas U

Briggs

Head

Widower

70

1811

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Briggs

Daughter

Single

35

1846

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Boocock

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Cook

Vistor

Married

27

1854

Clifford, Herefordshire, England

Eliza

Cook

Visitor Daughter

Single

0

1881

Credenhill, Herefordshire, England

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