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Household of Joseph Brett (born 1817, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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.

Joseph Brett and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Brett, born in 1817 in St Margarets, Hertfordshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Alfred, born 1850 in St Margaret's, Kent, England. He had 1 grandchild; May, born 1881 in Peckham, Surrey, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Daughter In Law, Elizabeth (born 1850 in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England), Joseph's Grand/daughter, Ada (born 1879 in Peckham, Surrey, England) and Joseph's Nephew, William (born 1862 in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England).


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Joseph Brett's household

Male

Joseph

Brett

Head
Male

Alfred

Brett

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Brett

Daughter In Law
Female

Ada

Brett

Grand/daughter
Female

May

Brett

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Ellis

Nephew
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Brett
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place St Margarets, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Brett

Head

Widower

64

1817

St Margarets, Hertfordshire, England

Alfred

Brett

Son

Married

31

1850

St Margaret's, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Brett

Daughter In Law

Married

31

1850

Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

Ada

Brett

Grand/daughter

Single

2

1879

Peckham, Surrey, England

May

Brett

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Peckham, Surrey, England

William

Ellis

Nephew

Single

19

1862

Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

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