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Household of John Brook (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

John Brook and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brook, born in 1849 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Brook, born in 1849 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Herbert (born 1872 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), Frederick William (born 1874 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England), John Arthur (born 1876 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England), Alice Elizabeth (born 1880 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England) and Baby (born 1881 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary Gomersall, born in 1828 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England.


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John Brook's household

Male

John

Brook

Head
Female

Alice

Brook

Wife
Male

Herbert

Brook

Son
Male

Frederick William

Brook

Son
Male

John Arthur

Brook

Son
Female

Alice Elizabeth

Brook

Daughter
Male

Baby

Brook

Son
Female

Mary

Gomersall

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Brook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brook

Head

Married

32

1849

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Brook

Wife

Married

32

1849

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Brook

Son

Single

9

1872

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Frederick William

Brook

Son

Single

7

1874

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

John Arthur

Brook

Son

Single

5

1876

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Alice Elizabeth

Brook

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Baby

Brook

Son

Single

0

1881

-

Mary

Gomersall

Servant

Widow

53

1828

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

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