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Household of Thomas Brett (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

Thomas Brett and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Brett, born in 1836 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Brett, born in 1838 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary E (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Eleanor (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James (born 1873 in Bradford, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1874 in Bradford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Thomas Kelly, born in 1858 in Ireland.


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Thomas Brett's household

Male

Thomas

Brett

Head
Female

Margaret

Brett

Wife
Female

Mary E

Brett

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Brett

Daughter
Male

James

Brett

Son
Male

Henry

Brett

Son
Male

Thomas

Kelly

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Brett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Brett

Head

Married

45

1836

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Brett

Wife

Married

43

1838

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Brett

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Brett

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Brett

Son

Single

8

1873

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Henry

Brett

Son

Single

7

1874

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Kelly

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Ireland

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