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Household of Benjamin John Brooks (born 1840, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, 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 John Brooks and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin John Brooks, born in 1840 in Charlbury, Oxfordshire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Brooks, born in 1839 in Witney, Oxfordshire, England. They had 1 child; Benjamin J, born 1871 in Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin John's Niece, Emma (born 1868 in Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England), Benjamin John's -, George (born 1864 in Swerford, Oxfordshire, England), Benjamin John's -, Charles (born 1865 in Oxfordshire, England) and Benjamin John's Boarder Lodger, William Henry (born 1832 in Oxfordshire, England).


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Benjamin John Brooks's household

Male

Benjamin John

Brooks

Head
Female

Eliza

Brooks

Wife
Male

Benjamin J

Brooks

Son
Female

Emma

Thornett

Niece
Male

George

Barnett

-
Male

Charles

Dixon

-
Male

William Henry

Beechey

Boarder Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin John
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin John

Brooks

Head

Married

41

1840

Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England

Eliza

Brooks

Wife

Married

42

1839

Witney, Oxfordshire, England

Benjamin J

Brooks

Son

Single

10

1871

Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England

Emma

Thornett

Niece

Single

13

1868

Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England

George

Barnett

-

Single

17

1864

Swerford, Oxfordshire, England

Charles

Dixon

-

Single

16

1865

Oxfordshire, England

William Henry

Beechey

Boarder Lodger

Single

49

1832

Oxfordshire, England

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