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Household of James Breke (born 1832, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgwater, Somerset, 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.

James Breke and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Breke, born in 1832 in Shapwick, Somerset, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Breke, born in 1845 in -. They had 9 children; William (born 1864 in -), Walter (born 1865 in Otterhampton, Somerset, England), Thomas (born 1868 in Otterhampton, Somerset, England), James (born 1869 in Otterhampton, Somerset, England), Emily (born 1871 in Otterhampton, Somerset, England), Kate (born 1873 in Otterhampton, Somerset, England), Alfred (born 1874 in Otterhampton, Somerset, England), Eva (born 1876 in Otterhampton, Somerset, England) and Ernest (born 1878 in Otterhampton, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Ellen Rawlings, born in 1859 in Williton, Somerset, England.


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James Breke's household

Male

James

Breke

Head
Female

Mary

Breke

Wife
Male

William

Breke

Son
Male

Walter

Breke

Son
Male

Thomas

Breke

Son
Male

James

Breke

Son
Female

Emily

Breke

Daughter
Female

Kate

Breke

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Breke

Son
Female

Eva

Breke

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Breke

Son
Female

Ellen

Rawlings

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Breke
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Shapwick, Somerset, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Breke

Head

Married

49

1832

Shapwick, Somerset, England

Mary

Breke

Wife

Married

36

1845

-

William

Breke

Son

Single

17

1864

-

Walter

Breke

Son

Single

16

1865

Otterhampton, Somerset, England

Thomas

Breke

Son

Single

13

1868

Otterhampton, Somerset, England

James

Breke

Son

Single

12

1869

Otterhampton, Somerset, England

Emily

Breke

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Otterhampton, Somerset, England

Kate

Breke

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Otterhampton, Somerset, England

Alfred

Breke

Son

Single

7

1874

Otterhampton, Somerset, England

Eva

Breke

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Otterhampton, Somerset, England

Ernest

Breke

Son

Single

3

1878

Otterhampton, Somerset, England

Ellen

Rawlings

Servant

Single

22

1859

Williton, Somerset, England

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