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Household of William Brooks (born 1836, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, London,Middlesex, 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 Brooks and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Brooks, born in 1836 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Brooks, born in 1836 in Surrey, England. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1859 in -), Florence (born 1865 in Middlesex, England), William A (born 1867 in Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England) and George (born 1877 in Kentish Town, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Ellen (born 1881 in Norfolk, England) and William's Lodger, Samuel (born 1862 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England).


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William Brooks's household

Male

William

Brooks

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Brooks

Wife
Female

Margaret

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Florence

Brooks

Daughter
Male

William A

Brooks

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Brooks

Daughter
Male

George

Brooks

Son
Female

Ellen

Sexton

Visitor
Male

Samuel

Knight

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Brooks

Head

Married

45

1836

Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Elizabeth

Brooks

Wife

Married

45

1836

Surrey, England

Margaret

Brooks

Daughter

Single

22

1859

-

Florence

Brooks

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Middlesex, England

William A

Brooks

Son

Single

14

1867

Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Brooks

Daughter

Single

11

1870

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

George

Brooks

Son

Single

4

1877

Kentish Town, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Sexton

Visitor

Single

0

1881

Norfolk, England

Samuel

Knight

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

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