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Household of William Brooks (born 1819, Gloucestershire)

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 Brooks and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Brooks, born in 1819 in Upton on Severn, Gloucestershire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Brooks, born in 1816 in Oxfordshire, England. They had 4 children; Helena (born 1867 in Witney, Oxfordshire, England), Florence (born 1871 in Witney, Oxfordshire, England), Walter (born 1873 in Witney, Oxfordshire, England) and Ernest (born 1875 in Witney, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, James Jeffrey, born in 1807 in Witney, Oxfordshire, England.


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William Brooks's household

Male

William

Brooks

Head
Female

Sarah

Brooks

Wife
Female

Helena

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Florence

Brooks

Daughter
Male

Walter

Brooks

Son
Male

Ernest

Brooks

Son
Male

James

Jeffrey

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Upton on Severn, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Brooks

Head

Married

62

1819

Upton on Severn, Gloucestershire, England

Sarah

Brooks

Wife

Married

65

1816

Oxfordshire, England

Helena

Brooks

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Witney, Oxfordshire, England

Florence

Brooks

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Witney, Oxfordshire, England

Walter

Brooks

Son

Single

8

1873

Witney, Oxfordshire, England

Ernest

Brooks

Son

Single

6

1875

Witney, Oxfordshire, England

James

Jeffrey

Lodger

Widower

74

1807

Witney, Oxfordshire, England

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