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Household of Josiah Brooks (born 1838, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Josiah Brooks and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Brooks, born in 1838 in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, consisted of 3 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Brooks, born in 1837 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1869 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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Josiah Brooks's household

Male

Josiah

Brooks

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Brooks

Wife
Male

William

Brooks

Son
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Brooks

Head

Married

43

1838

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Brooks

Wife

Married

44

1837

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

William

Brooks

Son

Single

12

1869

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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