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Household of William Briggs (born 1844, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Briggs, born in 1844 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Briggs, born in 1851 in Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Rebecca (born 1878 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and William T (born 1879 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Rebecca (born 1809 in Scotland) and William's Brother In Law, Thomas W C (born 1862 in Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England).


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William Briggs's household

Male

William

Briggs

Head
Female

Margaret

Briggs

Wife
Female

Rebecca

Briggs

Daughter
Male

William T

Briggs

Son
Female

Rebecca

Briggs

Mother
Male

Thomas W C

Mc Millen

Brother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Briggs

Head

Married

37

1844

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Briggs

Wife

Married

30

1851

Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England

Rebecca

Briggs

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Salford, Lancashire, England

William T

Briggs

Son

Single

2

1879

Salford, Lancashire, England

Rebecca

Briggs

Mother

Widow

72

1809

Scotland

Thomas W C

Mc Millen

Brother In Law

Single

19

1862

Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England

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