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Household of Squire Brookes (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

Squire Brookes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Squire Brookes, born in 1833 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Squire was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Brookes, born in 1833 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Jonathan (born 1865 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1867 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1871 in Mossley, Lancashire, England) and John Thomas (born 1873 in Mossley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Squire's Boarder, Miles Dawson, born in 1816 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.


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Squire Brookes's household

Male

Squire

Brookes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Brookes

Wife
Male

Jonathan

Brookes

Son
Female

Emma

Brookes

Daughter
Male

Henry

Brookes

Son
Male

John Thomas

Brookes

Son
Male

Miles

Dawson

Boarder
First name(s) Squire
Last name Brookes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Squire

Brookes

Head

Married

48

1833

Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Brookes

Wife

Married

48

1833

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Jonathan

Brookes

Son

Single

16

1865

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Emma

Brookes

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Henry

Brookes

Son

Single

10

1871

Mossley, Lancashire, England

John Thomas

Brookes

Son

Single

8

1873

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Miles

Dawson

Boarder

Widower

65

1816

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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