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Household of Joseph Brooks (born 1828, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Brooks, born in 1828 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 12 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Anna Brooks, born in 1831 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Annie (born 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), B Buckley (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Agnes (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Edith (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Daughter Son, John (born 1854 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Servant, Margaret (born 1857 in Ireland) and Joseph's Servant, Sarah (born 1852 in Shropshire, England).


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Joseph Brooks's household

Male

Joseph

Brooks

Head
Female

Anna

Brooks

Wife
Male

John

Brooks

Daughter Son
Female

Annie

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Mary

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Alice

Brooks

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Brooks

Son
Male

B Buckley

Brooks

Son
Female

Agnes

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Edith

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Cogley

Servant
Female

Sarah

Jeke

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Brooks

Head

Married

53

1828

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Anna

Brooks

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

John

Brooks

Daughter Son

Single

27

1854

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Annie

Brooks

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Brooks

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice

Brooks

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Brooks

Son

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

B Buckley

Brooks

Son

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Brooks

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edith

Brooks

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Cogley

Servant

Single

24

1857

Ireland

Sarah

Jeke

Servant

Single

29

1852

Shropshire, England

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