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Household of Edward Henry Brett (born 1843, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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.

Edward Henry Brett and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Henry Brett, born in 1843 in Marylebone, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. Edward Henry was the head of the household, married to Ellen Brett, born in 1842 in Lambeth, Surrey, England. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1867 in Southwark, Surrey, England), Mary (born 1871 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England) and Edith S (born 1877 in Southwark, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward Henry's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1797 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England) and Edward Henry's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Gravesend, Kent, England).


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Edward Henry Brett's household

Male

Edward Henry

Brett

Head
Female

Ellen

Brett

Wife
Female

Ellen

Brett

Daughter
Female

Mary

Brett

Daughter
Female

Edith S

Brett

Daughter
Female

Mary

Hards

Mother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Tonlson

Servant
First name(s) Edward Henry
Last name Brett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward Henry

Brett

Head

Married

38

1843

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Brett

Wife

Married

39

1842

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Ellen

Brett

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Southwark, Surrey, England

Mary

Brett

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Edith S

Brett

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Southwark, Surrey, England

Mary

Hards

Mother In Law

Widow

84

1797

Ludlow, Shropshire, England

Elizabeth

Tonlson

Servant

Single

21

1860

Gravesend, Kent, England

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