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Household of William Briggs (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Briggs, born in 1848 in Gisburn, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Briggs, born in 1848 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Henrietta, born 1877 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Hugh Sherridan, born in 1856 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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William Briggs's household

Male

William

Briggs

Head
Female

Sarah

Briggs

Wife
Female

Henrietta

Briggs

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Sherridan

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Gisburn, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Briggs

Head

Married

33

1848

Gisburn, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Briggs

Wife

Married

33

1848

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England

Henrietta

Briggs

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Hugh

Sherridan

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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