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Household of Matthew Brooks (born 1855, Lancashire)

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.

Matthew Brooks and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Brooks, born in 1855 in Swinton, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Sarah Brooks, born in 1849 in Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Alfred (born 1877 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Jane (born 1878 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England).


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Matthew Brooks's household

Male

Matthew

Brooks

Head
Female

Sarah

Brooks

Wife
Male

Alfred

Brooks

Son
Female

Jane

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Mary

Brooks

Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Swinton, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Brooks

Head

Married

26

1855

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Brooks

Wife

Married

32

1849

Cheshire, England

Alfred

Brooks

Son

Single

4

1877

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Jane

Brooks

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Mary

Brooks

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

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