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Household of John W Brett (born 1831, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Christchurch, Hampshire, 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 W Brett and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Brett, born in 1831 in Kingston, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Brett, born in 1831 in Bere Regis, Dorset, England. They had 4 children; Charlotte (born 1858 in Lytchett Minster, Dorset, England), James (born 1864 in Kingston, Dorset, England), Charles (born 1868 in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England) and Walter (born 1872 in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John W's Lodger, Richard Parker, born in 1810 in Dorset, England.


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John W Brett's household

Male

John W

Brett

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Brett

Wife
Female

Charlotte

Brett

Daughter
Male

James

Brett

Son
Male

Charles

Brett

Son
Male

Walter

Brett

Son
Male

Richard

Parker

Lodger
First name(s) John W
Last name Brett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Kingston, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Brett

Head

Married

50

1831

Kingston, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Brett

Wife

Married

50

1831

Bere Regis, Dorset, England

Charlotte

Brett

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Lytchett Minster, Dorset, England

James

Brett

Son

Single

17

1864

Kingston, Dorset, England

Charles

Brett

Son

Single

13

1868

Bournemouth, Hampshire, England

Walter

Brett

Son

Single

9

1872

Bournemouth, Hampshire, England

Richard

Parker

Lodger

Married

71

1810

Dorset, England

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