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Household of William Rooks (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 Rooks and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rooks, born in 1832 in Norton, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Euphemia Rooks, born in 1838 in Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1856 in Scotland), Sarah (born 1863 in Scotland), Francis (born 1868 in Sunderland, Durham, England), William (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Ann (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Brother In Law, Duncan Steward, born in 1825 in Scotland.


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William Rooks's household

Male

William

Rooks

Head
Female

Euphemia

Rooks

Wife
Male

Robert

Rooks

Son
Female

Sarah

Rooks

Daughter
Male

Francis

Rooks

Son
Male

William

Rooks

Son
Female

Ann

Rooks

Daughter
Male

Duncan

Steward

Brother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Rooks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Norton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rooks

Head

Married

49

1832

Norton, Yorkshire, England

Euphemia

Rooks

Wife

Married

43

1838

Scotland

Robert

Rooks

Son

Widower

25

1856

Scotland

Sarah

Rooks

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Scotland

Francis

Rooks

Son

Single

13

1868

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Rooks

Son

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ann

Rooks

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

Duncan

Steward

Brother In Law

Single

56

1825

Scotland

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