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Household of John Brooks (born 1815, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brooks, born in 1815 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Brooks, born in 1817 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; Walter, born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Janet (born 1869 in Leven, Fife, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Ellen (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Brooks's household

Male

John

Brooks

Head
Female

Janet

Brooks

Wife
Male

Walter

Brooks

Son
Female

Janet

McGinies

Granddaughter
Female

Ellen

Brooks

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brooks

Head

Married

66

1815

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Janet

Brooks

Wife

Married

64

1817

Midlothian, Scotland

Walter

Brooks

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Janet

McGinies

Granddaughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Leven, Fife, Scotland

Ellen

Brooks

Granddaughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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