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Household of Edward Brooks (born 1831, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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.

Edward Brooks and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Brooks, born in 1831 in Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to M Brooks, born in 1833 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 4 children; J (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England), C (born 1868 in Sunderland, Durham, England), S (born 1871 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and M (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Boarder, R Hamilton, born in 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Edward Brooks's household

Male

Edward

Brooks

Head
Female

M

Brooks

Wife
Male

J

Brooks

Son
Female

C

Brooks

Daughter
Male

S

Brooks

Son
Male

M

Brooks

Son
Male

R

Hamilton

Boarder
First name(s) Edward
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Brooks

Head

Married

50

1831

Somerset, England

M

Brooks

Wife

Married

48

1833

Sunderland, Durham, England

J

Brooks

Son

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

C

Brooks

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sunderland, Durham, England

S

Brooks

Son

Single

10

1871

Sunderland, Durham, England

M

Brooks

Son

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

R

Hamilton

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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