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Household of William Brooks (born 1833, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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 1833 in Tintinhull, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Selina Brooks, born in 1841 in Sevington, Somerset, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1862 in Sevington, Somerset, England), Jane (born 1863 in Sevington, Somerset, England), Charles (born 1868 in Sevington, Somerset, England), Mary A (born 1870 in Sevington, Somerset, England), Eliza J (born 1872 in Sevington, Somerset, England) and Sarah A (born 1874 in Sevington, Somerset, England).


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William Brooks's household

Male

William

Brooks

Head
Female

Selina

Brooks

Wife
Male

John

Brooks

Son
Female

Jane

Brooks

Daughter
Male

Charles

Brooks

Son
Female

Mary A

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Eliza J

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Brooks

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Tintinhull, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Brooks

Head

Married

48

1833

Tintinhull, Somerset, England

Selina

Brooks

Wife

Married

40

1841

Sevington, Somerset, England

John

Brooks

Son

Single

19

1862

Sevington, Somerset, England

Jane

Brooks

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Sevington, Somerset, England

Charles

Brooks

Son

Single

13

1868

Sevington, Somerset, England

Mary A

Brooks

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sevington, Somerset, England

Eliza J

Brooks

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sevington, Somerset, England

Sarah A

Brooks

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sevington, Somerset, England

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