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Household of Richard Brooks (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

Richard Brooks and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Brooks, born in 1846 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Alice Brooks, born in 1838 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; James Frederick (born 1879 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Rachel Alice (born 1881 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Servant, Mary (born 1868 in Birtle, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Boarder, Thomas (born 1865 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).


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Richard Brooks's household

Male

Richard

Brooks

Head
Female

Alice

Brooks

Wife
Male

James Frederick

Brooks

Son
Female

Rachel Alice

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Mary

Dearden

Servant
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Brooks

Head

Married

35

1846

Bury, Lancashire, England

Alice

Brooks

Wife

Married

43

1838

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

James Frederick

Brooks

Son

Single

2

1879

Bury, Lancashire, England

Rachel Alice

Brooks

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bury, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dearden

Servant

Single

13

1868

Birtle, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Wilson

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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