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Household of Edwin Brooks (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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.

Edwin Brooks and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Brooks, born in 1846 in Swinton, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Brooks, born in 1846 in Unsworth, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Walter (born 1870 in Swinton, Lancashire, England), Matilda (born 1871 in Swinton, Lancashire, England), Sarah E (born 1872 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1875 in Swinton, Lancashire, England), Simon (born 1877 in Swinton, Lancashire, England), Joel (born 1878 in Swinton, Lancashire, England) and Abel (born 1881 in Swinton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin's Father In Law, Abel (born 1805 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Edwin's Uncle Lodger, Amos (born 1835 in Swinton, Lancashire, England).


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Edwin Brooks's household

Male

Edwin

Brooks

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Brooks

Wife
Male

Walter

Brooks

Son
Female

Matilda

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Brooks

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Brooks

Son
Male

Simon

Brooks

Son
Male

Joel

Brooks

Son
Male

Abel

Brooks

Son
Male

Abel

Taylor

Father In Law
Male

Amos

Brooks

Uncle Lodger
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Swinton, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Brooks

Head

Married

35

1846

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Brooks

Wife

Married

35

1846

Unsworth, Lancashire, England

Walter

Brooks

Son

Single

11

1870

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Matilda

Brooks

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Brooks

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Brooks

Son

Single

6

1875

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Simon

Brooks

Son

Single

4

1877

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Joel

Brooks

Son

Single

3

1878

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Abel

Brooks

Son

Single

0

1881

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Abel

Taylor

Father In Law

Widower

76

1805

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Amos

Brooks

Uncle Lodger

Single

46

1835

Swinton, Lancashire, England

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