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Household of Joseph Brooks (born 1833, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Brooks, born in 1833 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Maria Brooks, born in 1836 in Ashcott, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Frederick (born 1865 in Doulting, Somerset, England), John (born 1867 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England) and Samuel (born 1869 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger, Francis (born 1867 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England) and Joseph's Lodger, George (born 1854 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England).


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Joseph Brooks's household

Male

Joseph

Brooks

Head
Female

Maria

Brooks

Wife
Male

Frederick

Brooks

Son
Male

John

Brooks

Son
Male

Samuel

Brooks

Son
Male

Francis

Tunnell

Lodger
Male

George

Hornett

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Brooks

Head

Married

48

1833

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Maria

Brooks

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ashcott, Somerset, England

Frederick

Brooks

Son

Single

16

1865

Doulting, Somerset, England

John

Brooks

Son

Single

14

1867

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Samuel

Brooks

Son

Single

12

1869

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Francis

Tunnell

Lodger

Single

14

1867

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

George

Hornett

Lodger

Married

27

1854

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

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