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Household of John Bretnale (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, 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.

John Bretnale and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bretnale, born in 1848 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Bretnale, born in 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Emily (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Frederick (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Eliza (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Louisa (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Margaret Han Myers, born in 1864 in -.


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John Bretnale's household

Male

John

Bretnale

Head
Female

Eliza

Bretnale

Wife
Female

Emily

Bretnale

Daughter
Female

Ada

Bretnale

Daughter
Male

Charles

Bretnale

Son
Male

Frederick

Bretnale

Son
Female

Eliza

Bretnale

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Bretnale

Daughter
Female

Margaret Han

Myers

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Bretnale
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bretnale

Head

Married

33

1848

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Bretnale

Wife

Married

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emily

Bretnale

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ada

Bretnale

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles

Bretnale

Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Bretnale

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Bretnale

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Bretnale

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret Han

Myers

Lodger

Single

17

1864

-

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