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Household of Alice Brooks (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Alice Brooks and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alice Brooks, born in 1828 in Blackrod, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Alice was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; William (born 1857 in Halliwell, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1862 in Halliwell, Lancashire, England). She had 3 grandchildren; Thomas Wm (born 1870 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1877 in Halliwell, Lancashire, England) and Dan Bentley (born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alice's Boarder, John (born 1829 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Alice's Lodger Son, John (born 1852 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Alice's Daughter In Law, Mary (born 1851 in Horwich, Lancashire, England).


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Alice Brooks's household

Female

Alice

Brooks

Head
Male

William

Brooks

Son
Female

Margaret

Brooks

Daughter
Male

Thomas Wm

Brooks

Grand Son
Male

John

Roberts

Boarder
Male

John

Brooks

Lodger Son
Female

Mary

Brooks

Daughter In Law
Male

William

Brooks

Grand Son
Male

Dan Bentley

Brooks

Grand Son
First name(s) Alice
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alice

Brooks

Head

Widow

53

1828

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

William

Brooks

Son

Single

24

1857

Halliwell, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Brooks

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Halliwell, Lancashire, England

Thomas Wm

Brooks

Grand Son

Single

11

1870

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John

Roberts

Boarder

Single

52

1829

Chester, Cheshire, England

John

Brooks

Lodger Son

Married

29

1852

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Brooks

Daughter In Law

Married

30

1851

Horwich, Lancashire, England

William

Brooks

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Halliwell, Lancashire, England

Dan Bentley

Brooks

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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