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Household of Thomas Brewis (born 1843, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, London,Middlesex, 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 Brewis and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Brewis, born in 1843 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Brewis, born in 1849 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1876 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England), Robert (born 1879 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England) and John (born 1881 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Brother, Errington (born 1856 in Portland, Northumberland, England) and Thomas's Servant, Sarah (born 1859 in Lidgate, Suffolk, England).


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Thomas Brewis's household

Male

Thomas

Brewis

Head
Female

Dorothy

Brewis

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Brewis

Daughter
Male

Robert

Brewis

Son
Male

John

Brewis

Son
Male

Errington

Brewis

Brother
Female

Sarah

Balls

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Brewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Brewis

Head

Married

38

1843

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Dorothy

Brewis

Wife

Married

32

1849

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Brewis

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Robert

Brewis

Son

Single

2

1879

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

John

Brewis

Son

Single

0

1881

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Errington

Brewis

Brother

Single

25

1856

Portland, Northumberland, England

Sarah

Balls

Servant

Single

22

1859

Lidgate, Suffolk, England

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