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Household of Joseph Brooks (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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 1854 in Farnworth, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to May Brooks, born in 1849 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Ralph (born 1874 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Joseph R (born 1876 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Thomas H (born 1878 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth A (born 1880 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Adopted Child, Alice E Hampson, born in 1871 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Brooks's household

Male

Joseph

Brooks

Head
Female

May

Brooks

Wife
Male

Ralph

Brooks

Son
Male

Joseph R

Brooks

Son
Male

Thomas H

Brooks

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Alice E

Hampson

Adopted Child
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Brooks

Head

Married

27

1854

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

May

Brooks

Wife

Married

32

1849

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

Ralph

Brooks

Son

Single

7

1874

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Joseph R

Brooks

Son

Single

5

1876

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Thomas H

Brooks

Son

Single

3

1878

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Brooks

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Alice E

Hampson

Adopted Child

Single

10

1871

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

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