Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Thomas Brett (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Brett, born in 1841 in , consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Brett, born in 1851 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John J (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William Hy (born 1876 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Nancy Parker, born in 1856 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Thomas Brett's household

Male

Thomas

Brett

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Brett

Wife
Male

John J

Brett

Son
Male

William Hy

Brett

Son
Male

Thomas

Brett

Son
Female

Nancy

Parker

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Brett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Brett

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Elizabeth

Brett

Wife

Married

30

1851

Preston, Lancashire, England

John J

Brett

Son

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

William Hy

Brett

Son

Single

5

1876

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Brett

Son

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Parker

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Preston, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Thomas Brett in Preston in 1881, and follow the Brett family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Thomas Brett

We’ve found Thomas Brett in 226 family trees. Find out more about Thomas Brett's household and view the Brett family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census