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Household of William Briscoe (born 1831, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, London,Middlesex, 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 Briscoe and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Briscoe, born in 1831 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Jane (born 1856 in Southwark, Surrey, England), Sophia (born 1861 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), George (born 1864 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England) and Ernest (born 1871 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Anne Richardson, born in 1807 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England.


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William Briscoe's household

Male

William

Briscoe

Head
Female

Jane

Briscoe

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Briscoe

Daughter
Male

George

Briscoe

Son
Male

Ernest

Briscoe

Son
Female

Anne

Richardson

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Briscoe
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Briscoe

Head

Widower

50

1831

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Jane

Briscoe

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Southwark, Surrey, England

Sophia

Briscoe

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

George

Briscoe

Son

Single

17

1864

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Ernest

Briscoe

Son

Single

10

1871

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Anne

Richardson

Mother In Law

Widow

74

1807

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

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