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Household of Joseph Brookes (born 1824, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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.

Joseph Brookes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Brookes, born in 1824 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary L E Brookes, born in 1827 in Harwich, Essex, England. They had 4 children; Joseph W (born 1855 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1859 in Middlesex, England), Annie (born 1861 in Middlesex, England) and Edith (born 1865 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Visitor, Jane (born 1829 in Harwich, Essex, England) and Joseph's Servant, Sarah (born 1863 in Eltham, Kent, England).


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Joseph Brookes's household

Male

Joseph

Brookes

Head
Female

Mary L E

Brookes

Wife
Male

Joseph W

Brookes

Son
Male

Arthur

Brookes

Son
Female

Annie

Brookes

Daughter
Female

Jane

Smith

Visitor
Female

Sarah

Lambet

Servant
Female

Edith

Brookes

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Brookes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Brookes

Head

Married

57

1824

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Mary L E

Brookes

Wife

Married

54

1827

Harwich, Essex, England

Joseph W

Brookes

Son

Single

26

1855

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Brookes

Son

Single

22

1859

Middlesex, England

Annie

Brookes

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Middlesex, England

Jane

Smith

Visitor

Married

52

1829

Harwich, Essex, England

Sarah

Lambet

Servant

Single

18

1863

Eltham, Kent, England

Edith

Brookes

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Hackney, Middlesex, England

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