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Household of William Brook (born 1821, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Witney, Oxfordshire, 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.

William Brook and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Brook, born in 1821 in Finstock, Oxfordshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Brook, born in 1820 in Cogges, Oxfordshire, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1849 in Cogges, Oxfordshire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Ethel (born 1869 in Cogges, Oxfordshire, England) and William (born 1866 in Emley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger Head, Henry Bassett, born in 1856 in Cogges, Oxfordshire, England.


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William Brook's household

Male

William

Brook

Head
Female

Hannah

Brook

Wife
Male

William

Brook

Son
Female

Ethel

Brook

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Sowerby

Grand Son
Male

Henry

Bassett

Lodger Head
First name(s) William
Last name Brook
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Finstock, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Brook

Head

Married

60

1821

Finstock, Oxfordshire, England

Hannah

Brook

Wife

Married

61

1820

Cogges, Oxfordshire, England

William

Brook

Son

Single

32

1849

Cogges, Oxfordshire, England

Ethel

Brook

Grand Daughter

Single

12

1869

Cogges, Oxfordshire, England

William

Sowerby

Grand Son

Single

15

1866

Emley, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Bassett

Lodger Head

Single

25

1856

Cogges, Oxfordshire, England

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