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Household of Thomas Briscoe (born 1837, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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.

Thomas Briscoe and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Briscoe, born in 1837 in Broxton, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Housekeeper, Mary (born 1843 in Flintshire, Wales), Thomas's Visitor, Alice (born 1878 in Whixall, Shropshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Tarporley, Cheshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Flintshire, Wales) and Thomas's Servant, John (born 1866 in Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Briscoe's household

Male

Thomas

Briscoe

Head
Female

Mary

Sadler

Housekeeper
Female

Alice

Sadler

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Dodd

Servant
Female

Mary

Bellis

Servant
Male

John

Painter

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Briscoe
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Broxton, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Briscoe

Head

Single

44

1837

Broxton, Cheshire, England

Mary

Sadler

Housekeeper

Single

38

1843

Flintshire, Wales

Alice

Sadler

Visitor

Single

3

1878

Whixall, Shropshire, England

Elizabeth

Dodd

Servant

Single

20

1861

Tarporley, Cheshire, England

Mary

Bellis

Servant

Single

23

1858

Flintshire, Wales

John

Painter

Servant

Single

15

1866

Cheshire, England

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