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Household of Robert Brooks (born 1831, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

Robert Brooks and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Brooks, born in 1831 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Emma Brooks, born in 1835 in Kingsland, Herefordshire, England. They had 7 children; Arthur (born 1859 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Henry (born 1863 in Kingsland, Middlesex, England), James (born 1866 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England), William (born 1868 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1870 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England), John (born 1872 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England) and Maryann (born 1877 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Mother In Law, Lucy Lindsey, born in 1804 in Bromley, Kent, England.


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Robert Brooks's household

Male

Robert

Brooks

Head
Female

Emma

Brooks

Wife
Male

Arthur

Brooks

Son
Male

Henry

Brooks

Son
Male

James

Brooks

Son
Male

William

Brooks

Son
Female

Emma

Brooks

Daughter
Male

John

Brooks

Son
Female

Maryann

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Lindsey

Mother In Law
First name(s) Robert
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Brooks

Head

Married

50

1831

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Emma

Brooks

Wife

Married

46

1835

Kingsland, Herefordshire, England

Arthur

Brooks

Son

Single

22

1859

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Henry

Brooks

Son

Single

18

1863

Kingsland, Middlesex, England

James

Brooks

Son

Single

15

1866

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

William

Brooks

Son

Single

13

1868

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

Emma

Brooks

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

John

Brooks

Son

Single

9

1872

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

Maryann

Brooks

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

Lucy

Lindsey

Mother In Law

Widow

77

1804

Bromley, Kent, England

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