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Household of Thomas Brightman (born 1856, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Brightman and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Brightman, born in 1856 in Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Emma Brightman, born in 1857 in Surrey, England. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1875 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England), Thomas (born 1879 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England) and Frank (born 1881 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Nurse Girl, Fanny Hardy, born in 1866 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England.


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Thomas Brightman's household

Male

Thomas

Brightman

Head
Female

Emma

Brightman

Wife
Female

Annie

Brightman

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Brightman

Son
Male

Frank

Brightman

Son
Female

Fanny

Hardy

Nurse Girl
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Brightman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Brightman

Head

Married

25

1856

Middlesex, England

Emma

Brightman

Wife

Married

24

1857

Surrey, England

Annie

Brightman

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Brightman

Son

Single

2

1879

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

Frank

Brightman

Son

Single

0

1881

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

Fanny

Hardy

Nurse Girl

Single

15

1866

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

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