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Household of William Brooks (born 1842, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Brooks, born in 1842 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Brooks, born in 1839 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Caroline (born 1861 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), William (born 1864 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1865 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), George (born 1870 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Edward (born 1872 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Nurse, Elizabeth Frazer, born in 1821 in Brighton, Sussex, England.


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William Brooks's household

Male

William

Brooks

Head
Female

Catherine

Brooks

Wife
Female

Caroline

Brooks

Daughter
Male

William

Brooks

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Brooks

Daughter
Male

George

Brooks

Son
Male

Edward

Brooks

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Frazer

Nurse
First name(s) William
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Brooks

Head

Married

39

1842

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Catherine

Brooks

Wife

Married

42

1839

City of London, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Brooks

Daughter

Single

20

1861

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

William

Brooks

Son

Single

17

1864

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Brooks

Daughter

Single

16

1865

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

George

Brooks

Son

Single

11

1870

City of London, Middlesex, England

Edward

Brooks

Son

Single

9

1872

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Frazer

Nurse

Widow

60

1821

Brighton, Sussex, England

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