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Household of Edmund Brain (born 1832, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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.

Edmund Brain and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edmund Brain, born in 1832 in Poplar, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Edmund was the head of the household, married to Jane Brain, born in 1839 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Rebecca J (born 1863 in Surrey, England), Maude M (born 1870 in Surrey, England) and Ada J (born 1873 in Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edmund's Father In L, William (born 1799 in Wapping, Middlesex, England), Edmund's Niece, Harriet M (born 1863 in Surrey, England) and Edmund's Boarder, George R (born 1860 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).


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Edmund Brain's household

Male

Edmund

Brain

Head
Female

Jane

Brain

Wife
Male

William

Wharf

Father In L
Female

Rebecca J

Brain

Daughter
Female

Maude M

Brain

Daughter
Female

Ada J

Brain

Daughter
Female

Harriet M

Wharf

Niece
Male

George R

Mercer

Boarder
First name(s) Edmund
Last name Brain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Poplar, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edmund

Brain

Head

Married

49

1832

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Jane

Brain

Wife

Married

42

1839

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

William

Wharf

Father In L

Widower

82

1799

Wapping, Middlesex, England

Rebecca J

Brain

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Surrey, England

Maude M

Brain

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Surrey, England

Ada J

Brain

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Surrey, England

Harriet M

Wharf

Niece

Single

18

1863

Surrey, England

George R

Mercer

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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