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Household of Thomas Brewis (born 1850, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 1850 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ada Mary Brewis, born in 1852 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Ada Mary (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Thomas Ernest (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Beatrice M (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Margaret J (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Thomas's Boarder, John L (born 1847 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Thomas Brewis's household

Male

Thomas

Brewis

Head
Female

Ada Mary

Brewis

Wife
Female

Ada Mary

Brewis

Daughter
Male

Thomas Ernest

Brewis

Son
Female

Beatrice M

Brewis

Daughter
Female

Margaret J

Towers

Servant
Male

John L

Davison

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Brewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Brewis

Head

Married

31

1850

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ada Mary

Brewis

Wife

Married

29

1852

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ada Mary

Brewis

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas Ernest

Brewis

Son

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

Beatrice M

Brewis

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret J

Towers

Servant

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

John L

Davison

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Sunderland, Durham, England

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