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Household of John Brooks (born 1846, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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 Brooks and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brooks, born in 1846 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Brooks, born in 1847 in Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1869 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Mary A (born 1874 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Sarah (born 1878 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), John (born 1879 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and James (born 1881 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Sarah (born 1862 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), John's Servant, Samuel (born 1862 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England) and John's Servant, Robert (born 1848 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England).


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John Brooks's household

Male

John

Brooks

Head
Female

Mary A

Brooks

Wife
Female

Jane

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Brooks

Daughter
Male

John

Brooks

Son
Male

James

Brooks

Son
Female

Sarah

House

Servant
Male

Samuel

Bowman

Servant
Male

Robert

Daniels

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brooks

Head

Married

35

1846

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Brooks

Wife

Married

34

1847

Middlesex, England

Jane

Brooks

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Brooks

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Brooks

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

John

Brooks

Son

Single

2

1879

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

James

Brooks

Son

Single

0

1881

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Sarah

House

Servant

Single

19

1862

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Samuel

Bowman

Servant

Single

19

1862

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Robert

Daniels

Servant

Single

33

1848

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

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