Charles Brooks in London, Surrey in the 1881 Census

Details of Charles Brooks of 12 Roundell Street, Clapham, London, Surrey, England

First name(s): Charles
Last name: Brooks
Relationship: Lodger
Marital status: Single
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Birth year: 1856
Occupation: Painter
Birth town: Templecombe
Birth county: Somerset
Birth place: England
Street: 12 Roundell Street
Town: —
Parish: Clapham
County: London, Surrey
Country: England
Registration district: Wandsworth

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) James	Last name Goffrey	Relationship Head	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 52	Birth year 1829	Occupation Store Keeper (Gnl)	Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
First name(s) Matilda	Last name Goffrey	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 54	Birth year 1827	Occupation -	Birth place Essex, England
First name(s) Matilda	Last name Goffrey	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 15	Birth year 1866	Occupation None	Birth place Lymington, Hampshire, England
First name(s) Sarah A	Last name Goffrey	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 20	Birth year 1861	Occupation None	Birth place Merstham, Surrey, England
First name(s) Catherine	Last name Goffrey	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 16	Birth year 1865	Occupation None	Birth place Herne Bay, Kent, England
First name(s) George	Last name Cutler	Relationship Lodger	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 54	Birth year 1827	Occupation Pensioner (Un)	Birth place Ringwood, Hampshire, England
First name(s) Harry	Last name Foster	Relationship Lodger	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 20	Birth year 1861	Occupation Plumber	Birth place Canterbury, Kent, England
First name(s) William	Last name Harris	Relationship Lodger	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 21	Birth year 1860	Occupation Wheelwright	Birth place Sutton, Surrey, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Brooks family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Charles Brooks and 8 other people

Brooks family summary

NAME: Charles Brooks
BORN: 1856
BIRTH COUNTY: Somerset
ADDRESS IN 1881: Clapham, London, Surrey, England