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Household of Joshua Brooks (born 1857, 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.

Joshua Brooks and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Brooks, born in 1857 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Ellen Brooks, born in 1860 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Ethel (born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joshua's Visitor, William (born 1851 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Joshua's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Joshua's Visitor, Walter (born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Joshua Brooks's household

Male

Joshua

Brooks

Head
Female

Ellen

Brooks

Wife
Female

Ethel

Brooks

Daughter
Male

Robert

Brooks

Son
Male

William

Johnson

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Johnson

Visitor
Male

Walter

Johnson

Visitor
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Brooks

Head

Married

24

1857

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Brooks

Wife

Married

21

1860

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ethel

Brooks

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Robert

Brooks

Son

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William

Johnson

Visitor

Married

30

1851

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Johnson

Visitor

Married

24

1857

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Walter

Johnson

Visitor

Single

1

1880

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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