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Household of John Brett (born 1835, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brett, born in 1835 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Brett, born in 1842 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1860 in Walthamstow, Essex, England), John (born 1864 in Walthamstow, Essex, England), Edwin (born 1866 in Walthamstow, Essex, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Walthamstow, Essex, England), Alfred (born 1874 in Woodford, Essex, England), Daniel (born 1879 in Woodford, Essex, England) and William (born 1875 in Holloway, Middlesex, England).


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John Brett's household

Male

John

Brett

Head
Female

Mary

Brett

Wife
Male

William

Brett

Son
Male

John

Brett

Son
Male

Edwin

Brett

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Brett

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Brett

Son
Male

Daniel

Brett

Son
Male

William

Johnson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Brett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brett

Head

Married

46

1835

London, Middlesex, England

Mary

Brett

Wife

Married

39

1842

Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

William

Brett

Son

Single

21

1860

Walthamstow, Essex, England

John

Brett

Son

Single

17

1864

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Edwin

Brett

Son

Single

15

1866

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Brett

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Alfred

Brett

Son

Single

7

1874

Woodford, Essex, England

Daniel

Brett

Son

Single

2

1879

Woodford, Essex, England

William

Johnson

Son

Single

6

1875

Holloway, Middlesex, England

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