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Household of John Brooks (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1837 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Brooks, born in 1840 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; David C (born 1862 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth M (born 1860 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), George R (born 1862 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John F (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Gertrude (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Rebecca Canister, born in 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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John Brooks's household

Male

John

Brooks

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Brooks

Wife
Male

David C

Brooks

Son
Female

Elizabeth M

Brooks

Daughter
Male

George R

Brooks

Son
Female

Mary

Brooks

Daughter
Male

John F

Brooks

Son
Female

Gertrude

Brooks

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Brooks

Son
Female

Rebecca

Canister

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brooks

Head

Married

44

1837

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Brooks

Wife

Married

41

1840

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

David C

Brooks

Son

Single

19

1862

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth M

Brooks

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George R

Brooks

Son

Single

19

1862

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Brooks

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John F

Brooks

Son

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude

Brooks

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Brooks

Son

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

Canister

Servant

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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