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Household of Joseph W Brain (born 1852, Middlesex)

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 W Brain and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph W Brain, born in 1852 in Hampstead, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Joseph W was the head of the household, married to Mary Brain, born in 1849 in -. They had 4 children; Frederick J (born 1874 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Edwin W (born 1876 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Eliza M (born 1878 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and William H (born 1880 in Plumstead, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph W's Servant, Ellen M (born 1866 in London, Middlesex, England) and Joseph W's Servant, Christina (born 1867 in Woolwich, Kent, England).


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Joseph W Brain's household

Male

Joseph W

Brain

Head
Female

Mary

Brain

Wife
Male

Frederick J

Brain

Son
Male

Edwin W

Brain

Son
Female

Eliza M

Brain

Daughter
Male

William H

Brain

Son
Female

Ellen M

Herrington

Servant
Female

Christina

Elliott

Servant
First name(s) Joseph W
Last name Brain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Hampstead, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph W

Brain

Head

Married

29

1852

Hampstead, Middlesex, England

Mary

Brain

Wife

Married

32

1849

-

Frederick J

Brain

Son

Single

7

1874

Plumstead, Kent, England

Edwin W

Brain

Son

Single

5

1876

Woolwich, Kent, England

Eliza M

Brain

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Woolwich, Kent, England

William H

Brain

Son

Single

1

1880

Plumstead, Kent, England

Ellen M

Herrington

Servant

Single

15

1866

London, Middlesex, England

Christina

Elliott

Servant

Single

14

1867

Woolwich, Kent, England

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