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Household of Richard Brett (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, 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.

Richard Brett and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Brett, born in 1848 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Brett, born in 1851 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Margaret Thresa (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas Philip (born 1871 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Michael (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Martha Ellen (born 1875 in Hulme, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Aunt, Ann (born 1838 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Richard's Lodger Head, William (born 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Lodger Head, Martha (born 1853 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Brett's household

Male

Richard

Brett

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Brett

Wife
Female

Margaret Thresa

Brett

Daughter
Male

Thomas Philip

Brett

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Brett

Daughter
Male

Richard

Brett

Son
Male

Michael

Brett

Son
Female

Ann

Smith

Aunt
Male

William

Stevenson

Lodger Head
Female

Mary

Stevenson

Wife
Female

Martha

Fox

Lodger Head
Female

Martha Ellen

Fox

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Brett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Brett

Head

Married

33

1848

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Brett

Wife

Married

30

1851

Salford, Lancashire, England

Margaret Thresa

Brett

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas Philip

Brett

Son

Single

10

1871

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Brett

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Richard

Brett

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Michael

Brett

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Smith

Aunt

Widow

43

1838

Salford, Lancashire, England

William

Stevenson

Lodger Head

Married

30

1851

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Stevenson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Wexford, Wexford, Ireland

Martha

Fox

Lodger Head

Widow

28

1853

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha Ellen

Fox

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hulme, Lancashire, England

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