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Household of Thomas Brooks (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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.

Thomas Brooks and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Brooks, born in 1841 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Brooks, born in 1842 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1865 in Preston, Lancashire, England), James (born 1867 in Preston, Lancashire, England), George (born 1869 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1872 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Lilly (born 1877 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and Eleanor (born 1881 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1842 in Leyland, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Maggie (born 1865 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Brooks's household

Male

Thomas

Brooks

Head
Female

Ellen

Brooks

Wife
Male

John

Brooks

Son
Male

James

Brooks

Son
Male

George

Brooks

Son
Male

Robert

Brooks

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Lilly

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Brooks

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Boarder
Female

Maggie

Coulton

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Brooks

Head

Married

40

1841

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Brooks

Wife

Married

39

1842

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Brooks

Son

Single

16

1865

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Brooks

Son

Single

14

1867

Preston, Lancashire, England

George

Brooks

Son

Single

12

1869

Preston, Lancashire, England

Robert

Brooks

Son

Single

9

1872

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Brooks

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Lilly

Brooks

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Brooks

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Barrow, Lancashire, England

John

Wilson

Boarder

Widower

39

1842

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Maggie

Coulton

Servant

Single

16

1865

Barrow, Lancashire, England

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