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Household of John Brooks (born 1802, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, Lancashire, 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 1802 in Formby, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Catherine (born 1832 in Formby, Lancashire, England) and Ann (born 1835 in Formby, Lancashire, England). He had 2 grandchildren; Ellen (born 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Ralph (born 1857 in Formby, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, William (born 1846 in Formby, Lancashire, England) and John's Nephew, John (born 1855 in Formby, Lancashire, England).


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John Brooks's household

Male

John

Brooks

Head
Female

Catherine

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Ann

Formby

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Formby

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Mackarell

Nephew
Male

John

Mackarell

Nephew
Male

Ralph

Brooks

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 79
Birth year 1802
Birth place Formby, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brooks

Head

Widower

79

1802

Formby, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Brooks

Daughter

Single

49

1832

Formby, Lancashire, England

Ann

Formby

Daughter

Widow

46

1835

Formby, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Formby

Grand Daughter

Single

18

1863

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Mackarell

Nephew

Single

35

1846

Formby, Lancashire, England

John

Mackarell

Nephew

Single

26

1855

Formby, Lancashire, England

Ralph

Brooks

Grand Son

Single

24

1857

Formby, Lancashire, England

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