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Household of Samuel Brooks (born 1823, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, Somerset, 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.

Samuel Brooks and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Brooks, born in 1823 in Winscombe, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Sarah Brooks, born in 1831 in Winscombe, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Emma K (born 1870 in Winscombe, Somerset, England), Margaret (born 1873 in Winscombe, Somerset, England) and Ellen S (born 1850 in Winscombe, Somerset, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Arthur D (born 1877 in Banwell, Somerset, England) and Nina (born 1878 in Banwell, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Visitor, Mary B (born 1857 in Walworth, Surrey, England), Samuel's Servant, Annie (born 1864 in Congresbury, Somerset, England) and Samuel's Servant, Alfred (born 1857 in Winscombe, Somerset, England).


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Samuel Brooks's household

Male

Samuel

Brooks

Head
Female

Sarah

Brooks

Wife
Female

Emma K

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Ellen S

Wilkins

Daughter
Male

Arthur D

Wilkins

Grand Son
Female

Nina

Wilkins

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary B

Willsher

Visitor
Female

Annie

Simons

Servant
Male

Alfred

Kerslake

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Winscombe, Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Brooks

Head

Married

58

1823

Winscombe, Somerset, England

Sarah

Brooks

Wife

Married

50

1831

Winscombe, Somerset, England

Emma K

Brooks

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Winscombe, Somerset, England

Margaret

Brooks

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Winscombe, Somerset, England

Ellen S

Wilkins

Daughter

Married

31

1850

Winscombe, Somerset, England

Arthur D

Wilkins

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Banwell, Somerset, England

Nina

Wilkins

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Banwell, Somerset, England

Mary B

Willsher

Visitor

Single

24

1857

Walworth, Surrey, England

Annie

Simons

Servant

Single

17

1864

Congresbury, Somerset, England

Alfred

Kerslake

Servant

Single

24

1857

Winscombe, Somerset, England

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