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Household of John Brett (born 1844, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, 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.

John Brett and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brett, born in 1844 in Canterbury, Kent, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Brett, born in 1848 in Tring, Hertfordshire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1871 in London, Middlesex, England), James (born 1874 in London, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1878 in London, Middlesex, England) and Emily (born 1880 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, John Spicer, born in 1862 in London, Middlesex, England.


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John Brett's household

Male

John

Brett

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Brett

Wife
Male

John

Brett

Son
Male

James

Brett

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Brett

Daughter
Female

Emily

Brett

Daughter
Male

John

Spicer

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Brett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Canterbury, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brett

Head

Married

37

1844

Canterbury, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Brett

Wife

Married

33

1848

Tring, Hertfordshire, England

John

Brett

Son

Single

10

1871

London, Middlesex, England

James

Brett

Son

Single

7

1874

London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Brett

Daughter

Single

3

1878

London, Middlesex, England

Emily

Brett

Daughter

Single

1

1880

London, Middlesex, England

John

Spicer

Lodger

Single

19

1862

London, Middlesex, England

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