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Household of William Brett (born 1840, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitechapel, 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.

William Brett and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Brett, born in 1840 in Islington, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Brett, born in 1843 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1862 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Ellen (born 1870 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Ann (born 1874 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England) and James (born 1880 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England).


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William Brett's household

Male

William

Brett

Head
Female

Mary

Brett

Wife
Male

George

Brett

Son
Female

Ellen

Brett

Daughter
Female

Ann

Brett

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Brett

Son
Male

James

Brett

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Brett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Islington, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Brett

Head

Married

41

1840

Islington, Middlesex, England

Mary

Brett

Wife

Married

38

1843

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

George

Brett

Son

Single

19

1862

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Brett

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Ann

Brett

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Brett

Son

Single

5

1876

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

James

Brett

Son

Single

1

1880

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

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