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Household of William Briston (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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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 Briston and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Briston, born in 1838 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann R Briston, born in 1844 in Ireland. They had 5 children; John (born 1867 in Ireland), Rachel (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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William Briston's household

Male

William

Briston

Head
Female

Ann R

Briston

Wife
Male

John

Briston

Son
Female

Rachel

Briston

Daughter
Female

Ann

Briston

Daughter
Female

Mary

Briston

Daughter
Male

William

Briston

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Briston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Briston

Head

Married

43

1838

Ireland

Ann R

Briston

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ireland

John

Briston

Son

-

14

1867

Ireland

Rachel

Briston

Daughter

-

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ann

Briston

Daughter

-

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Briston

Daughter

-

5

1876

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Briston

Son

-

3

1878

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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