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Household of James Brooks (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

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 1850 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Kate Brooks, born in 1855 in Bootle, Cumberland, England. They had 5 children; Ellen (born 1878 in Kirkdale, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1880 in Kirkdale, Lancashire, England), George (born 1868 in -), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Wales) and Charles (born 1881 in Bootle, Cumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger Head, Herbert Cummings, born in 1848 in Kinton, Lancashire, England.


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James Brooks's household

Male

James

Brooks

Head
Female

Kate

Brooks

Wife
Female

Ellen

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Emma

Brooks

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Cummings

Lodger Head
Female

Sophia

Cummings

Wife
Male

George

Cummings

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cummings

Daughter
Male

Charles

Cummings

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Brooks

Head

Married

31

1850

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Kate

Brooks

Wife

Married

26

1855

Bootle, Cumberland, England

Ellen

Brooks

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Kirkdale, Lancashire, England

Emma

Brooks

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Kirkdale, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Cummings

Lodger Head

Married

33

1848

Kinton, Lancashire, England

Sophia

Cummings

Wife

Married

31

1850

Somerset, England

George

Cummings

Son

Single

13

1868

-

Elizabeth

Cummings

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wales

Charles

Cummings

Son

Single

0

1881

Bootle, Cumberland, England

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