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Household of William E J Briggs (born 1846, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, 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 E J Briggs and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William E J Briggs, born in 1846 in Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. William E J was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Briggs, born in 1855 in Scotland. They had 3 children; Jessie (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Elsie M (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Beatrice (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William E J's Aunt, Jane (born 1826 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William E J's Visitor, Chrios (born 1848 in Scotland), William E J's Servant, Edith (born 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William E J's Servant, Mary A (born 1863 in Wales).


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William E J Briggs's household

Male

William E J

Briggs

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Briggs

Wife
Female

Jessie

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Elsie M

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Jane

Jackson

Aunt
Female

Chrios

Macneish

Visitor
Female

Edith

Hughes

Servant
Female

Mary A

Baines

Servant
First name(s) William E J
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William E J

Briggs

Head

Married

35

1846

Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Briggs

Wife

Married

26

1855

Scotland

Jessie

Briggs

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elsie M

Briggs

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Beatrice

Briggs

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jane

Jackson

Aunt

Single

55

1826

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Chrios

Macneish

Visitor

Single

33

1848

Scotland

Edith

Hughes

Servant

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Baines

Servant

Single

18

1863

Wales

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