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Household of Peter Brewer (born 1840, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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.

Peter Brewer and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Brewer, born in 1840 in Chard, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Jane Brewer, born in 1839 in Chard, Somerset, England. They had 7 children; Alfred (born 1864 in Chard, Somerset, England), Bessie (born 1868 in Chard, Somerset, England), Emily (born 1870 in Chard, Somerset, England), Edwin (born 1874 in Chard, Somerset, England), Sidney (born 1876 in Chard, Somerset, England), Walter (born 1877 in Chard, Somerset, England) and Gilbert (born 1880 in Chard, Somerset, England).


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Peter Brewer's household

Male

Peter

Brewer

Head
Female

Jane

Brewer

Wife
Male

Alfred

Brewer

Son
Female

Bessie

Brewer

Daughter
Female

Emily

Brewer

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Brewer

Son
Male

Sidney

Brewer

Son
Male

Walter

Brewer

Son
Male

Gilbert

Brewer

Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Brewer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Chard, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Brewer

Head

Married

41

1840

Chard, Somerset, England

Jane

Brewer

Wife

Married

42

1839

Chard, Somerset, England

Alfred

Brewer

Son

Single

17

1864

Chard, Somerset, England

Bessie

Brewer

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Chard, Somerset, England

Emily

Brewer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Chard, Somerset, England

Edwin

Brewer

Son

Single

7

1874

Chard, Somerset, England

Sidney

Brewer

Son

Single

5

1876

Chard, Somerset, England

Walter

Brewer

Son

Single

4

1877

Chard, Somerset, England

Gilbert

Brewer

Son

Single

1

1880

Chard, Somerset, England

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