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Household of William Briers (born 1855, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, 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.

William Briers and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Briers, born in 1855 in Haydock, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Briers, born in 1854 in Peasley Cross, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Andrew (born 1876 in Peasley Cross, Lancashire, England), Amy (born 1880 in Peasley Cross, Lancashire, England) and Clara (born 1881 in Peasley Cross, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Brother In Law, John Mc Connell, born in 1850 in Peasley Cross, Lancashire, England.


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William Briers's household

Male

William

Briers

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Briers

Wife
Male

Andrew

Briers

Son
Female

Amy

Briers

Daughter
Female

Clara

Briers

Daughter
Male

John

Mc Connell

Brother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Briers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Haydock, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Briers

Head

Married

26

1855

Haydock, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Briers

Wife

Married

27

1854

Peasley Cross, Lancashire, England

Andrew

Briers

Son

Single

5

1876

Peasley Cross, Lancashire, England

Amy

Briers

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Peasley Cross, Lancashire, England

Clara

Briers

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Peasley Cross, Lancashire, England

John

Mc Connell

Brother In Law

Married

31

1850

Peasley Cross, Lancashire, England

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