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Household of James Brooks (born 1827, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Witney, Oxfordshire, 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.

James Brooks and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Brooks, born in 1827 in Hailey, Oxfordshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Harriett Brooks, born in 1838 in Witney, Oxfordshire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1871 in Witney, Oxfordshire, England), Hannah (born 1873 in Witney, Oxfordshire, England), Ellen (born 1875 in Witney, Oxfordshire, England), Levi (born 1877 in Oxfordshire, England) and Thomas (born 1879 in Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Witney, Oxfordshire, England) and James's Step Daughter, Eliza (born 1867 in Witney, Oxfordshire, England).


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James Brooks's household

Male

James

Brooks

Head
Female

Harriett

Brooks

Wife
Male

James

Brooks

Son
Female

Hannah

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Brooks

Daughter
Male

Levi

Brooks

Son
Male

Thomas

Brooks

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Martin

Step Daughter
Female

Eliza

Martin

Step Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Hailey, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Brooks

Head

Married

54

1827

Hailey, Oxfordshire, England

Harriett

Brooks

Wife

Married

43

1838

Witney, Oxfordshire, England

James

Brooks

Son

Single

10

1871

Witney, Oxfordshire, England

Hannah

Brooks

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Witney, Oxfordshire, England

Ellen

Brooks

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Witney, Oxfordshire, England

Levi

Brooks

Son

Single

4

1877

Oxfordshire, England

Thomas

Brooks

Son

Single

2

1879

Oxfordshire, England

Elizabeth

Martin

Step Daughter

Single

17

1864

Witney, Oxfordshire, England

Eliza

Martin

Step Daughter

Single

14

1867

Witney, Oxfordshire, England

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