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Household of Joshua Brooks (born 1838, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 1838 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Hannah Brooks, born in 1837 in Heyrod, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Martha Ann (born 1865 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and John (born 1866 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joshua's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1818 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England), Joshua's Sister In Law, Harriet Ann (born 1854 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England) and Joshua's Father, George (born 1815 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England).


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Joshua Brooks's household

Male

Joshua

Brooks

Head
Female

Hannah

Brooks

Wife
Female

Martha Ann

Brooks

Daughter
Male

John

Brooks

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Brooks

Mother In Law
Female

Harriet Ann

Brooks

Sister In Law
Male

George

Brooks

Father
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Brooks

Head

Married

43

1838

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Brooks

Wife

Married

44

1837

Heyrod, Lancashire, England

Martha Ann

Brooks

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

John

Brooks

Son

Single

15

1866

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Brooks

Mother In Law

Widow

63

1818

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Harriet Ann

Brooks

Sister In Law

Single

27

1854

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

George

Brooks

Father

Widower

66

1815

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

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