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Household of Edward Brooksmith (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 Brooksmith and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Brooksmith, born in 1844 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 16 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Fannie N Brooksmith, born in 1847 in At Sea. They had 4 children; Edward B (born 1871 in Fulham, Middlesex, England), Mabel D (born 1875 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Frank N (born 1878 in Paddington, Middlesex, England) and Leslie C (born 1881 in St Johns, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Boarder, John (born 1864 in Morpeth, Northumberland, England), Edward's Boarder, Alfred E (born 1866 in Harthill, Yorkshire, England), Edward's Boarder, Edward J (born 1865 in Kingsclere, Hampshire, England), Edward's Boarder, Henry (born 1866 in Kilburn, Middlesex, England), Edward's Servant, Fanny (born 1831 in Colney Hatch, Middlesex, England), Edward's Servant, Annie E (born 1859 in Kingsland, Middlesex, England), Edward's Servant, Elizabeth A (born 1845 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Edward's Servant, Henrietta (born 1858 in Dover, Kent, England), Edward's Servant, Mary E (born 1862 in Middlesex, England) and Edward's Servant, Mary A (born 1862 in Cranbrook, Kent, England).


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Edward Brooksmith's household

Male

Edward

Brooksmith

Head
Female

Fannie N

Brooksmith

Wife
Male

Edward B

Brooksmith

Son
Female

Mabel D

Brooksmith

Daughter
Male

Frank N

Brooksmith

Son
Male

Leslie C

Brooksmith

Son
Male

John

Anderson

Boarder
Male

Alfred E

Longsdon

Boarder
Male

Edward J

Porter

Boarder
Male

Henry

Calton

Boarder
Female

Fanny

Trollope

Servant
Female

Annie E

Vain

Servant
Female

Elizabeth A

Henderson

Servant
Female

Henrietta

Howden

Servant
Female

Mary E

Brotherston

Servant
Female

Mary A

Rope

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Brooksmith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Brooksmith

Head

Married

37

1844

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Fannie N

Brooksmith

Wife

Married

34

1847

At Sea

Edward B

Brooksmith

Son

Single

10

1871

Fulham, Middlesex, England

Mabel D

Brooksmith

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Frank N

Brooksmith

Son

Single

3

1878

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Leslie C

Brooksmith

Son

Single

0

1881

St Johns, Kent, England

John

Anderson

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Morpeth, Northumberland, England

Alfred E

Longsdon

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Harthill, Yorkshire, England

Edward J

Porter

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Kingsclere, Hampshire, England

Henry

Calton

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Kilburn, Middlesex, England

Fanny

Trollope

Servant

Widow

50

1831

Colney Hatch, Middlesex, England

Annie E

Vain

Servant

Single

22

1859

Kingsland, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth A

Henderson

Servant

Single

36

1845

Gravesend, Kent, England

Henrietta

Howden

Servant

Single

23

1858

Dover, Kent, England

Mary E

Brotherston

Servant

Single

19

1862

Middlesex, England

Mary A

Rope

Servant

Single

19

1862

Cranbrook, Kent, England

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