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Household of Edwin Brooks (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Brooks, born in 1837 in , consisted of 6 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Martha Brooks, born in 1839 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Anny (born 1868 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1877 in Mossley, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1838 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin's Mother In Law, Harriet Roebuck, born in 1810 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England.


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Edwin Brooks's household

Male

Edwin

Brooks

Head
Female

Martha

Brooks

Wife
Female

Anny

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Mary

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Roebuck

Mother In Law
Male

James

Roebuck

Son
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place -

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Brooks

Head

Married

44

1837

-

Martha

Brooks

Wife

Married

42

1839

Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

Anny

Brooks

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Brooks

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Roebuck

Mother In Law

Widow

71

1810

Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

James

Roebuck

Son

Single

43

1838

Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

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