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Household of Joseph Brooks (born 1835, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Brooks, born in 1835 in Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Eliza Brooks, born in 1838 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England. They had 9 children; Peter (born 1860 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), William (born 1862 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1865 in Lancashire, England), John (born 1867 in Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1869 in Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1872 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1875 in Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1878 in Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Brooks's household

Male

Joseph

Brooks

Head
Female

Eliza

Brooks

Wife
Male

Peter

Brooks

Son
Male

William

Brooks

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Brooks

Daughter
Male

John

Brooks

Son
Female

Ann

Brooks

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Brooks

Son
Female

Jane

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Mary

Brooks

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Brooks

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Brooks

Head

Married

46

1835

Lancashire, England

Eliza

Brooks

Wife

Married

43

1838

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Peter

Brooks

Son

Single

21

1860

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

William

Brooks

Son

Single

19

1862

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Brooks

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Lancashire, England

John

Brooks

Son

Single

14

1867

Lancashire, England

Ann

Brooks

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

Joseph

Brooks

Son

Single

9

1872

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Jane

Brooks

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lancashire, England

Mary

Brooks

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Brooks

Son

Single

0

1881

Lancashire, England

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