Confused - two brothers with the same name living in the same household in 1851

[Margaret in Burton]

https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8860&h=9096093&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=UMX2538&_phstart=successSource

Josiah Briggs age 44
Josiah Briggs age 38

Younger Josiah is described as the elder one's brother.

Errrrrrrr!!!

Edit: There are two John's too, unless the one month old is the son of the younger Josiah. He's unmarried though.

[kiterunner]

The elder one is likely to be Josiah Briggs born 24 May 1806 and baptised 31 Jul 1806 non-con at Birmingham, son of Samuel and Hannah.

[kiterunner]

There is an Amelia Briggs birth registered 1848 with MMN Tonkinson, so the 1 month old (I think it says) son John could be Josiah whose birth was registered Apr-Jun 1851, MMN Tomkinson. So maybe the names John and Josiah have been swapped over on the census?

[Merry]

He has younger brothers, George and David, who would be close to 38 years of age in 1851.

[Margaret in Burton]

Yes, I’ve found that. So you think that Josiah the younger should actually be John. There was a John born to Samuel and Hannah but he was born 7 Nov 1804 so older than Josiah. (Family Search)

[Margaret in Burton]

Plus, Josiah the younger is a surgeon (not practising) and David was a tobacconist. If I’ve found the right George in 1851 in Oldbury, Staffs he’s a grocer and druggist.

[kiterunner]

This is the will of their father Samuel Briggs from 1849 (on FMP):
https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbprs%2fstaff%2f007620440%2f00210&parentid=gbprs%2fstaff%2fwills%2f007702
His children are named as Thomas, Hannah, John, Josiah, Maria (married name Robinson), George and David. Unfortunately he doesn't state their occupations!

[Margaret in Burton]

This is the will of their father Samuel Briggs from 1849 (on FMP):
https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbprs%2fstaff%2f007620440%2f00210&parentid=gbprs%2fstaff%2fwills%2f007702
His children are named as Thomas, Hannah, John, Josiah, Maria (married name Robinson), George and David. Unfortunately he doesn't state their occupations!

Thank you. I’d not looked that far

[kiterunner]

This could be Thomas in 1861:
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/8767/STSRG9_2007_2008-0048?pid=20321179&treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=dNx6282&_phstart=successSource
(A cabinet maker age 61, oldest son at home is Samuel age 23.)

[kiterunner]

And this could be John in 1861, a dispensing chemist age 56. I think it says unmarried:
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/8767/STSRG9_2037_2040-0350?pid=20488711&treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=dNx6283&_phstart=successSource

[Margaret in Burton]

Thanks Kate.

I’ll look further into it tomorrow and over the weekend. Thanks to you and Merry for your help.

[Margaret in Burton]

Thank you. I’d not looked that far

I've transcribed the will but just can't make out a couple of words.

I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Briggs the sum of ten pounds all the rest and residue of my property except the.......... of .........Cloth which I give to my daughter Hannah for her own use as some compensation for her care and attendance upon me.

[kiterunner]

Sorry, Marg, my FMP sub has expired, so I can't view the will now.

[Merry]

I think it's:

except the stock of oil cloth

[Margaret in Burton]

I think it's:

except the stock of oil cloth

Thanks Merry