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Household of Richard Brooks (born 1816, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Brooks, born in 1816 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Joanna Brooks, born in 1832 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1855 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Richard E (born 1857 in Bootle, Lancashire, England), William A (born 1867 in Hopwood, Lancashire, England), Benjamin (born 1872 in Norden, Lancashire, England), John (born 1874 in Norden, Lancashire, England) and Jonathan (born 1878 in Norden, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Brooks's household

Male

Richard

Brooks

Head
Female

Joanna

Brooks

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Brooks

Daughter
Male

Richard E

Brooks

Son
Male

William A

Brooks

Son
Male

Benjamin

Brooks

Son
Male

John

Brooks

Son
Male

Jonathan

Brooks

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Brooks

Head

Married

65

1816

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Joanna

Brooks

Wife

Married

49

1832

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Brooks

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Richard E

Brooks

Son

Single

24

1857

Bootle, Lancashire, England

William A

Brooks

Son

Single

14

1867

Hopwood, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Brooks

Son

Single

9

1872

Norden, Lancashire, England

John

Brooks

Son

Single

7

1874

Norden, Lancashire, England

Jonathan

Brooks

Son

Single

3

1878

Norden, Lancashire, England

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