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Household of William Brooks (born 1855, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Brooks, born in 1855 in Lambeth, Surrey, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Brooks, born in 1855 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1876 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Ellen M (born 1878 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1880 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and John (born 1881 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Maria Tillow, born in 1817 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.


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William Brooks's household

Male

William

Brooks

Head
Female

Ellen

Brooks

Wife
Male

William

Brooks

Son
Female

Ellen M

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Brooks

Daughter
Male

John

Brooks

Son
Female

Maria

Tillow

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Lambeth, Surrey, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Brooks

Head

Married

26

1855

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Ellen

Brooks

Wife

Married

26

1855

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

William

Brooks

Son

Single

5

1876

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Ellen M

Brooks

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Brooks

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

John

Brooks

Son

Single

0

1881

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Maria

Tillow

Mother In Law

Widow

64

1817

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

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