Lewis BRIGGS

  General Notes:

Births Mar 1850
Briggs Lewis Halifax 22 232

Marriages Dec 1871 Bradford Y 9b 285
Briggs Lewis
Liddle Sarah

No death of suitably aged Lewis between 1866 and 1920 on "Family Relatives" (only one was in Bedwelty, but he is on other censuses)

1851 census
HO107/2301 F313 P11
Shaw Lane, Blackires, Ovenden, Yorkshire
James Briggs, Head, Mar, 23, Overlooker, Yorks Halifax
Amelia do, Wife, Mar, 26, , Yorks Halifax
Lewis do, Son, , 1, , Yorks Halifax
Elizabeth do, Daur, , 1mo, Yorks Halifax

1861 Census
New Road Side, Denholme
RG9/3337 F76 P18
James Briggs, Head, Mar, 33, Worsted Weaver Over Looker, Yorks Halifax
Amelia Briggs, Wife, Mar, 36, Worsted Power Loom Weaver, Yorks Halifax
Lewis Briggs, Son, , 11, Worsted Spinner, Yorks Halifax
Maria Briggs, Daur, , 8, Scholar, Yorks Halifax
John Briggs, Son, , 8, Scholar, Yorks Halifax

1871 census
RG10/4491 F18 P30
Ann Street, Denholme
James Briggs, Head, Mar, 43, Worsted Weaving Manager, Yorks Wadsworth
Amelia Briggs, Wife, Mar, 46, , Yorks Halifax Northowram
Lewis Briggs, Son, Un, 21, Watchmaker, Yorks Halifax Northowram
Maria Briggs, Daur, Un, 18, Worsted Winder, Yorks Ovenden
John Briggs, Son, Un, 18, Doffing Overlooker, Yorks Ovenden
Elizabeth Wilkinson, Boarder, Un, 23, Worsted Weaver, Yorks Ovenden

1881 census
RG11/4525 F105 P31
116 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, Yorkshire
Lewis BRIGGS, Head, Marr, 31, Watchmaker, Yorkshire Ovendon
Sarah BRIGGS, Wife, Marr, 30, , Scotland Greenock
James BRIGGS, Father of LB, Marr, 53, Watchmaker, Yorkshire Wadsworth Nr Hebden Bridge
Amelia BRIGGS, Wife, Marr, 57, , Yorkshire Halifax
John BRIGGS, Son, Unm, 28, Watchmaker, Yorkshire Ovendon
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E. CLOUGH, Lodger, Unm, 20, Grocers Assistant, Yorkshire Haworth

Wife Sarah is living on her own in 1891, but described as "M"(married). In 1901 she is described as a widow

Lewis married Sarah LIDDLE, daughter of Abraham LIDDLE and Barbara (LIDDLE), circa Dec 1871 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. (Sarah LIDDLE was born circa 1850 in Greenock, Scotland.)