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Household of William Brookes (born 1854, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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 Brookes and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Brookes, born in 1854 in Rowley, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maria Brookes, born in 1849 in Rowley, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary Ann (born 1872 in Rowley, Staffordshire, England) and Sarah (born 1876 in Rowley, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1804 in Rowley, Staffordshire, England), William's -, Sarah E (born 1870 in Rowley, Staffordshire, England), William's -, Samuel (born 1873 in Rowley, Staffordshire, England) and William's Boarder Head, Samuel (born 1851 in Rowley, Staffordshire, England).


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William Brookes's household

Male

William

Brookes

Head
Female

Maria

Brookes

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Brookes

Mother
Female

Sarah E

Brookes

-
Male

Samuel

Brookes

-
Male

Samuel

Mason

Boarder Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mason

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Mason

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Mason

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Brookes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Rowley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Brookes

Head

Married

27

1854

Rowley, Staffordshire, England

Maria

Brookes

Wife

Married

32

1849

Rowley, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Brookes

Mother

Widow

77

1804

Rowley, Staffordshire, England

Sarah E

Brookes

-

Single

11

1870

Rowley, Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Brookes

-

Single

8

1873

Rowley, Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Mason

Boarder Head

Married

30

1851

Rowley, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Mason

Wife

Married

34

1847

Rowley, Staffordshire, England

Mary Ann

Mason

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Rowley, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Mason

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Rowley, Staffordshire, England

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