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Household of Henry Brooks (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Henry Brooks and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Brooks, born in 1836 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Brooks, born in 1836 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Hamer (born 1859 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1863 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1867 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1872 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Betsy (born 1875 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Lily (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Emma (born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Boarder Mother, Dorothy (born 1794 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Henry's Servant, Mary (born 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Brooks's household

Male

Henry

Brooks

Head
Female

Mary

Brooks

Wife
Male

Hamer

Brooks

Son
Male

Henry

Brooks

Son
Male

James

Brooks

Son
Male

Thomas

Brooks

Son
Female

Alice

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Lily

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Emma

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Dorothy

Brooks

Boarder Mother
Female

Mary

Constance

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Brooks

Head

Married

45

1836

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Brooks

Wife

Married

45

1836

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Hamer

Brooks

Son

Single

22

1859

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Brooks

Son

Single

18

1863

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James

Brooks

Son

Single

14

1867

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Brooks

Son

Single

12

1869

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Brooks

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Brooks

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Lily

Brooks

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Emma

Brooks

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Dorothy

Brooks

Boarder Mother

Widow

87

1794

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary

Constance

Servant

Single

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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