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Household of Matthew Brooks (born 1842, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Doncaster, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Brooks, born in 1842 in High Littleton, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Grace Brooks, born in 1834 in Farnborough, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1868 in Mountain Ash, Monmouthshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Wales), Mary Ann (born 1872 in Wales) and James (born 1874 in Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Step Son, Thomas (born 1858 in Wales), Matthew's Step Son, John (born 1860 in Wales) and Matthew's Step Daughter, Jane Grace (born 1862 in Abertillery, Monmouthshire, Wales).


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Matthew Brooks's household

Male

Matthew

Brooks

Head
Female

Grace

Brooks

Wife
Male

Thomas

Ledbury

Step Son
Male

John

Ledbury

Step Son
Female

Jane Grace

Ledbury

Step Daughter
Male

George

Brooks

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Brooks

Daughter
Male

James

Brooks

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place High Littleton, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Brooks

Head

Married

39

1842

High Littleton, Somerset, England

Grace

Brooks

Wife

Married

47

1834

Farnborough, Somerset, England

Thomas

Ledbury

Step Son

Single

23

1858

Wales

John

Ledbury

Step Son

Single

21

1860

Wales

Jane Grace

Ledbury

Step Daughter

Single

19

1862

Abertillery, Monmouthshire, Wales

George

Brooks

Son

Single

13

1868

Mountain Ash, Monmouthshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Brooks

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wales

Mary Ann

Brooks

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wales

James

Brooks

Son

Single

7

1874

Wales

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