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Household of Peter Brooks (born 1847, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Peter Brooks and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Brooks, born in 1847 in Henham, Essex, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Brooks, born in 1848 in Henham, Essex, England. They had 4 children; Eliza E (born 1874 in Canning Town, Essex, England), Frederick (born 1878 in Canning Town, Essex, England), Edith (born 1880 in Canning Town, Essex, England) and Alfred (born 1881 in Canning Town, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Servant, Sarah Woolgar, born in 1828 in Deptford, Kent, England.


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Peter Brooks's household

Male

Peter

Brooks

Head
Female

Charlotte

Brooks

Wife
Female

Eliza E

Brooks

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Brooks

Son
Female

Edith

Brooks

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Brooks

Son
Female

Sarah

Woolgar

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Henham, Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Brooks

Head

Married

34

1847

Henham, Essex, England

Charlotte

Brooks

Wife

Married

33

1848

Henham, Essex, England

Eliza E

Brooks

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Canning Town, Essex, England

Frederick

Brooks

Son

Single

3

1878

Canning Town, Essex, England

Edith

Brooks

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Canning Town, Essex, England

Alfred

Brooks

Son

Single

0

1881

Canning Town, Essex, England

Sarah

Woolgar

Servant

Widow

53

1828

Deptford, Kent, England

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