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Household of Edwin J Brett (born 1828, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Edwin J Brett and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin J Brett, born in 1828 in Canterbury, Kent, consisted of 10 members. Edwin J was the head of the household, married to Eliza Brett, born in 1833 in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England. They had 6 children; Emily C (born 1856 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Florence S (born 1859 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Alice M (born 1862 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Edith (born 1864 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Edgar P (born 1866 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Ethel (born 1872 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin J's Servant, Jane (born 1856 in Windsor, Berkshire, England) and Edwin J's Servant, Ellen (born 1862 in At Sea).


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Edwin J Brett's household

Male

Edwin J

Brett

Head
Female

Eliza

Brett

Wife
Female

Emily C

Brett

Daughter
Female

Florence S

Brett

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Brett

Daughter
Female

Edith

Brett

Daughter
Male

Edgar P

Brett

Son
Female

Ethel

Brett

Daughter
Female

Jane

Cope

Servant
Female

Ellen

Bernard

Servant
First name(s) Edwin J
Last name Brett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Canterbury, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin J

Brett

Head

Married

53

1828

Canterbury, Kent, England

Eliza

Brett

Wife

Married

48

1833

Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England

Emily C

Brett

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Islington, Middlesex, England

Florence S

Brett

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Islington, Middlesex, England

Alice M

Brett

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Islington, Middlesex, England

Edith

Brett

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Islington, Middlesex, England

Edgar P

Brett

Son

Single

15

1866

Islington, Middlesex, England

Ethel

Brett

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Islington, Middlesex, England

Jane

Cope

Servant

Single

25

1856

Windsor, Berkshire, England

Ellen

Bernard

Servant

Single

19

1862

At Sea

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