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Household of Sophia Brooks (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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.

Sophia Brooks and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sophia Brooks, born in 1829 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Sophia was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; William H (born 1848 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Joseph J (born 1853 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England). She had 3 grandchildren; James H (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sarah H (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Martha (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Sophia's Daughter In Law, Mary Brooks, born in 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Sophia Brooks's household

Female

Sophia

Brooks

Head
Male

William H

Brooks

Son
Male

Joseph J

Brooks

Son
Male

Thomas

Brooks

Son
Female

Mary

Brooks

Daughter In Law
Male

James H

Brooks

Grand Son
Female

Sarah H

Brooks

Grand Daughter
Female

Martha

Brooks

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Sophia
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sophia

Brooks

Head

Widow

52

1829

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William H

Brooks

Son

Married

33

1848

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph J

Brooks

Son

Single

28

1853

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Brooks

Son

Single

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Brooks

Daughter In Law

Married

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James H

Brooks

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah H

Brooks

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha

Brooks

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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