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Household of William J Brooks (born 1816, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 J Brooks and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Brooks, born in 1816 in Ipswich, Suffolk, consisted of 11 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Lucy Brooks, born in 1826 in Suffolk, England. They had 7 children; Alice Maud (born 1852 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England), Walter T (born 1857 in Stratford, Essex, England), Sydney T (born 1860 in Stratford, Essex, England), Ida C (born 1863 in Stratford, Essex, England), Lucy M (born 1865 in Stratford, Essex, England), Florence K (born 1869 in Stratford, Essex, England) and Stanley T (born 1871 in Stratford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1861 in Canning Town, Essex, England) and William J's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Bow, Middlesex, England).


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William J Brooks's household

Male

William J

Brooks

Head
Female

Lucy

Brooks

Wife
Female

Alice Maud

Brooks

Daughter
Male

Walter T

Brooks

Son
Male

Sydney T

Brooks

Son
Female

Ida C

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Lucy M

Brooks

Daughter
Female

Florence K

Brooks

Daughter
Male

Stanley T

Brooks

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Kemps

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Holmes

Servant
First name(s) William J
Last name Brooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Brooks

Head

Married

65

1816

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Lucy

Brooks

Wife

Married

55

1826

Suffolk, England

Alice Maud

Brooks

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Walter T

Brooks

Son

Single

24

1857

Stratford, Essex, England

Sydney T

Brooks

Son

Single

21

1860

Stratford, Essex, England

Ida C

Brooks

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Stratford, Essex, England

Lucy M

Brooks

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Stratford, Essex, England

Florence K

Brooks

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Stratford, Essex, England

Stanley T

Brooks

Son

Single

10

1871

Stratford, Essex, England

Mary Ann

Kemps

Servant

Single

20

1861

Canning Town, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Holmes

Servant

Single

16

1865

Bow, Middlesex, England

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