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Household of John Brooks (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 1839 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Brooks, born in 1845 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John Henry (born 1871 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1879 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Mary Benthem, born in 1824 in Standish, Lancashire, England.


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John Brooks's household

Male

John

Brooks

Head
Female

Margaret

Brooks

Wife
Male

John Henry

Brooks

Son
Male

Joseph

Brooks

Son
Male

Robert

Brooks

Son
Male

William

Brooks

Son
Female

Mary

Benthem

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brooks

Head

Married

42

1839

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Brooks

Wife

Married

36

1845

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John Henry

Brooks

Son

Single

10

1871

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Brooks

Son

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Robert

Brooks

Son

Single

2

1879

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William

Brooks

Son

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Benthem

Boarder

Single

57

1824

Standish, Lancashire, England

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