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Household of John Brooks (born 1829, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yeovil, 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.

John Brooks and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brooks, born in 1829 in Yeovil, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Brooks, born in 1835 in Compton, Dorset, England. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1862 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), Bessie M (born 1873 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), Louisa J (born 1874 in Yeovil, Somerset, England) and Elizabeth V (born 1876 in Yeovil, Somerset, England). They had 1 grandchild; William J, born 1881 in Yeovil, Somerset, England.


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John Brooks's household

Male

John

Brooks

Head
Female

Jane

Brooks

Wife
Female

Jane

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Bessie M

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Louisa J

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth V

Brooks

Daughter
Male

William J

Brooks

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Yeovil, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brooks

Head

Married

52

1829

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Jane

Brooks

Wife

Married

46

1835

Compton, Dorset, England

Jane

Brooks

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Bessie M

Brooks

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Louisa J

Brooks

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Elizabeth V

Brooks

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Yeovil, Somerset, England

William J

Brooks

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Yeovil, Somerset, England

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