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Household of William Brooks (born 1824, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 1824 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Brooks, born in 1829 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah (born 1857 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), William (born 1860 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1862 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), Maria (born 1865 in York, Yorkshire, England), Earnest (born 1869 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1872 in Cheshire, England).


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William Brooks's household

Male

William

Brooks

Head
Female

Alice

Brooks

Wife
Female

Sarah

Brooks

Daughter
Male

William

Brooks

Son
Male

Joseph

Brooks

Son
Female

Maria

Brooks

Daughter
Male

Earnest

Brooks

Son
Male

Thomas

Brooks

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Brooks

Head

Married

57

1824

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Alice

Brooks

Wife

Married

52

1829

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Brooks

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Stockport, Cheshire, England

William

Brooks

Son

Single

21

1860

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Brooks

Son

Single

19

1862

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Maria

Brooks

Daughter

Single

16

1865

York, Yorkshire, England

Earnest

Brooks

Son

Single

12

1869

York, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Brooks

Son

Single

9

1872

Cheshire, England

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