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Household of Benjamin Brookshaw (born 1844, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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.

Benjamin Brookshaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Brookshaw, born in 1844 in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Brookshaw, born in 1848 in Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; Maria (born 1867 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Alice (born 1868 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1873 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Lucy (born 1875 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Benjamin (born 1878 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and Harry (born 1881 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England).


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Benjamin Brookshaw's household

Male

Benjamin

Brookshaw

Head
Female

Mary

Brookshaw

Wife
Female

Maria

Brookshaw

Daughter
Female

Alice

Brookshaw

Daughter
Male

William

Brookshaw

Son
Female

Lucy

Brookshaw

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Brookshaw

Son
Male

Harry

Brookshaw

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Brookshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Brookshaw

Head

Married

37

1844

Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England

Mary

Brookshaw

Wife

Married

33

1848

Staffordshire, England

Maria

Brookshaw

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Brookshaw

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

William

Brookshaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Lucy

Brookshaw

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Benjamin

Brookshaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Harry

Brookshaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

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