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Household of Joseph Brooks (born 1837, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, Devon, 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 Brooks and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Brooks, born in 1837 in Plympton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Brooks, born in 1841 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Edward (born 1866 in Plymouth, Devon, England), William (born 1867 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Charles (born 1880 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Josephine (born 1881 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Mother In Law, Mary Bolt, born in 1815 in Cornwood, Devon, England.


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Joseph Brooks's household

Male

Joseph

Brooks

Head
Female

Mary

Brooks

Wife
Male

Edward

Brooks

Son
Male

William

Brooks

Son
Male

Joseph

Brooks

Son
Male

Charles

Brooks

Son
Female

Josephine

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Mary

Bolt

Mother In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Plympton, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Brooks

Head

Married

44

1837

Plympton, Devon, England

Mary

Brooks

Wife

Married

40

1841

Plymouth, Devon, England

Edward

Brooks

Son

Single

15

1866

Plymouth, Devon, England

William

Brooks

Son

Single

14

1867

Plymouth, Devon, England

Joseph

Brooks

Son

Single

8

1873

Plymouth, Devon, England

Charles

Brooks

Son

Single

1

1880

Plymouth, Devon, England

Josephine

Brooks

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary

Bolt

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

Cornwood, Devon, England

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