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Household of William Brewer (born 1840, Essex)

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.

William Brewer and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Brewer, born in 1840 in West Ham, Essex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Lucy Brewer, born in 1839 in Oxfordshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1864 in West Ham, Essex, England), Selina (born 1868 in West Ham, Essex, England), Thomas (born 1873 in West Ham, Essex, England), Martha (born 1875 in West Ham, Essex, England) and Alice (born 1878 in West Ham, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's -, Phoebe (born 1870 in West Ham, Essex, England) and William's -, Eliza (born 1872 in West Ham, Essex, England).


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William Brewer's household

Male

William

Brewer

Head
Female

Lucy

Brewer

Wife
Male

William

Brewer

Son
Female

Selina

Brewer

Daughter
Female

Phoebe

Brewer

-
Female

Eliza

Brewer

-
Male

Thomas

Brewer

Son
Female

Martha

Brewer

Daughter
Female

Alice

Brewer

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Brewer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place West Ham, Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Brewer

Head

Married

41

1840

West Ham, Essex, England

Lucy

Brewer

Wife

Married

42

1839

Oxfordshire, England

William

Brewer

Son

Single

17

1864

West Ham, Essex, England

Selina

Brewer

Daughter

Single

13

1868

West Ham, Essex, England

Phoebe

Brewer

-

Single

11

1870

West Ham, Essex, England

Eliza

Brewer

-

Single

9

1872

West Ham, Essex, England

Thomas

Brewer

Son

Single

8

1873

West Ham, Essex, England

Martha

Brewer

Daughter

Single

6

1875

West Ham, Essex, England

Alice

Brewer

Daughter

Single

3

1878

West Ham, Essex, England

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