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Household of William Brooks (born 1825, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Aston, Warwickshire, 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 1825 in Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Lucy Brooks, born in 1842 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 2 children; Ada (born 1854 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Bertie (born 1878 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Son, Edgar (born 1867 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), William's Step Son, William (born 1869 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), William's Step Daughter, Mary Morr (born 1871 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and William's Boarder, James (born 1858 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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William Brooks's household

Male

William

Brooks

Head
Female

Lucy

Brooks

Wife
Female

Ada

Brooks

Daughter
Male

Bertie

Brooks

Son
Male

Edgar

Chamberlan

Step Son
Male

William

Chamberlan

Step Son
Female

Mary Morr

Chamberlan

Step Daughter
Male

James

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Brooks

Head

Married

56

1825

Devon, England

Lucy

Brooks

Wife

Married

39

1842

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Ada

Brooks

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Bertie

Brooks

Son

Single

3

1878

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Edgar

Chamberlan

Step Son

Single

14

1867

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

William

Chamberlan

Step Son

Single

12

1869

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Mary Morr

Chamberlan

Step Daughter

Single

10

1871

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

James

Smith

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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