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Household of William Briggs (born 1817, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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.

William Briggs and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Briggs, born in 1817 in Wike, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Briggs, born in 1826 in Wike, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1854 in Wike, Yorkshire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1857 in Wike, Yorkshire, England) and Eliza (born 1860 in Wike, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Nancy H, born 1880 in Wike, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder Head, Grace (born 1843 in Wike, Yorkshire, England) and William's -, Frank (born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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William Briggs's household

Male

William

Briggs

Head
Female

Hannah

Briggs

Wife
Female

Mary

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Nancy H

Briggs

Grand Daughter
Female

Grace

Walker

Boarder Head
Male

Frank

Walker

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First name(s) William
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Wike, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Briggs

Head

Married

64

1817

Wike, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Briggs

Wife

Married

55

1826

Wike, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Briggs

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Wike, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Briggs

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Wike, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Briggs

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Wike, Yorkshire, England

Nancy H

Briggs

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wike, Yorkshire, England

Grace

Walker

Boarder Head

Single

38

1843

Wike, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Walker

-

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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