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Household of Joshua Brooks (born 1853, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maidstone, Kent, 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.

Joshua Brooks and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Brooks, born in 1853 in Boyton, Norfolk, consisted of 6 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Eliza E Brooks, born in 1858 in Teynham, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Ellen E (born 1877 in Kent, England), Agnes J (born 1879 in Kent, England) and Maud M (born 1881 in Tovil, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joshua's Lodger, John M Wood, born in 1810 in Tovil, Kent, England.


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Joshua Brooks's household

Male

Joshua

Brooks

Head
Female

Eliza E

Brooks

Wife
Female

Ellen E

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Agnes J

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Maud M

Brooks

Daughter
Male

John M

Wood

Lodger
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Boyton, Norfolk, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Brooks

Head

Married

28

1853

Boyton, Norfolk, England

Eliza E

Brooks

Wife

Married

23

1858

Teynham, Kent, England

Ellen E

Brooks

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Kent, England

Agnes J

Brooks

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Kent, England

Maud M

Brooks

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Tovil, Kent, England

John M

Wood

Lodger

Widower

71

1810

Tovil, Kent, England

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