Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Peter Brooks (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Brooks, born in 1837 in Ainsworth, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Margaret Brooks, born in 1841 in Harwood, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Mary J, born 1875 in Harwood, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Step Son, Joseph (born 1862 in Harwood, Lancashire, England), Peter's Step Son, Adam (born 1866 in Breightmet, Lancashire, England) and Peter's Nephew, William (born 1866 in Harwood, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Peter Brooks's household

Male

Peter

Brooks

Head
Female

Margaret

Brooks

Wife
Female

Mary J

Brooks

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Hartley

Step Son
Male

Adam

Hartley

Step Son
Male

William

Horrocks

Nephew
First name(s) Peter
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ainsworth, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Brooks

Head

Married

44

1837

Ainsworth, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Brooks

Wife

Married

40

1841

Harwood, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Brooks

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Harwood, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Hartley

Step Son

Single

19

1862

Harwood, Lancashire, England

Adam

Hartley

Step Son

Single

15

1866

Breightmet, Lancashire, England

William

Horrocks

Nephew

Single

15

1866

Harwood, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Peter Brooks in Bolton in 1881, and follow the Brooks family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Peter Brooks

We’ve found Peter Brooks in 60 family trees. Find out more about Peter Brooks' household and view the Brooks family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census