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Household of Jesse Brooks (born 1817, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, Somerset, 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.

Jesse Brooks and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jesse Brooks, born in 1817 in Cheddar, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. Jesse was the head of the household, married to Narcissa Brooks, born in 1819 in Cheddar, Somerset, England. They had 1 child; Anna M, born 1856 in Cheddar, Somerset, England. They had 1 grandchild; Herbert, born 1873 in Cheddar, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Jesse's Son In Law, William (born 1856 in Abbots Leigh, Somerset, England) and Jesse's Lodger, Hester (born 1806 in Wedmore, Somerset, England).


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Jesse Brooks's household

Male

Jesse

Brooks

Head
Female

Narcissa

Brooks

Wife
Female

Anna M

Raines

Daughter
Male

William

Raines

Son In Law
Male

Herbert

Brooks

Grand Son
Female

Hester

Hill

Lodger
First name(s) Jesse
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Cheddar, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jesse

Brooks

Head

Married

64

1817

Cheddar, Somerset, England

Narcissa

Brooks

Wife

Married

62

1819

Cheddar, Somerset, England

Anna M

Raines

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Cheddar, Somerset, England

William

Raines

Son In Law

Married

25

1856

Abbots Leigh, Somerset, England

Herbert

Brooks

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Cheddar, Somerset, England

Hester

Hill

Lodger

Widow

75

1806

Wedmore, Somerset, England

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