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Household of Emma Brooks (born 1833, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

Emma Brooks and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Emma Brooks, born in 1833 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Emma was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Alice (born 1866 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Charlotte (born 1868 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Edith (born 1871 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and William (born 1875 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Emma's Lodger, John (born 1839 in Scotland), Emma's Lodger, John (born 1851 in Southery, Norfolk, England) and Emma's Lodger, Francis (born 1861 in Southery, Norfolk, England).


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Emma Brooks's household

Female

Emma

Brooks

Head
Female

Alice

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Edith

Brooks

Daughter
Male

William

Brooks

Son
Male

John

Sinclair

Lodger
Male

John

Simper

Lodger
Male

Francis

Wiseman

Lodger
First name(s) Emma
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Emma

Brooks

Head

Widow

48

1833

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Brooks

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Charlotte

Brooks

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Edith

Brooks

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Poplar, Middlesex, England

William

Brooks

Son

Single

6

1875

Poplar, Middlesex, England

John

Sinclair

Lodger

Married

42

1839

Scotland

John

Simper

Lodger

Widower

30

1851

Southery, Norfolk, England

Francis

Wiseman

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Southery, Norfolk, England

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