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Household of John Brooks (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brooks, born in 1847 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Brooks, born in 1848 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Albert (born 1873 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), G W (born 1875 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), Sydney (born 1877 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), J J (born 1879 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England) and G A (born 1881 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Henry Riley, born in 1850 in -.


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John Brooks's household

Male

John

Brooks

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Brooks

Wife
Male

Albert

Brooks

Son
Male

G W

Brooks

Son
Male

Sydney

Brooks

Son
Male

J J

Brooks

Son
Female

G A

Brooks

Daughter
Male

Henry

Riley

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brooks

Head

Married

34

1847

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Brooks

Wife

Married

33

1848

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Brooks

Son

Single

8

1873

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

G W

Brooks

Son

Single

6

1875

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Sydney

Brooks

Son

Single

4

1877

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

J J

Brooks

Son

Single

2

1879

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

G A

Brooks

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Riley

Boarder

Single

31

1850

-

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