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Household of John Brookes (born 1839, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, Cheshire, 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 Brookes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brookes, born in 1839 in Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Brookes, born in 1842 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1864 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England), John Thos (born 1874 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England) and Harry (born 1881 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Dter, Sarah (born 1872 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England) and John's Dter, Mary Elizabeth (born 1879 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England).


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John Brookes's household

Male

John

Brookes

Head
Female

Mary

Brookes

Wife
Male

William

Brookes

Son
Female

Sarah

Brookes

Dter
Male

John Thos

Brookes

Son
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Brookes

Dter
Male

Harry

Brookes

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Brookes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brookes

Head

Married

42

1839

Cheshire, England

Mary

Brookes

Wife

Married

39

1842

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

William

Brookes

Son

Single

17

1864

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Brookes

Dter

Single

9

1872

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

John Thos

Brookes

Son

Single

7

1874

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Brookes

Dter

Single

2

1879

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Harry

Brookes

Son

Single

0

1881

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

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