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Household of William R Brett (born 1836, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, Kent, 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 R Brett and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William R Brett, born in 1836 in Margate, Kent, consisted of 8 members. William R was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Brett, born in 1838 in Margate, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Thomas G (born 1860 in Margate, Kent, England), William (born 1865 in Margate, Kent, England), Mary Ann (born 1868 in Margate, Kent, England), Albert (born 1871 in Margate, Kent, England) and Walter (born 1877 in Margate, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William R's Mother In Law, Mary Ann Pay, born in 1800 in Ramsgate, Kent, England.


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William R Brett's household

Male

William R

Brett

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Brett

Wife
Male

Thomas G

Brett

Son
Male

William

Brett

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Brett

Daughter
Male

Albert

Brett

Son
Male

Walter

Brett

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Pay

Mother In Law
First name(s) William R
Last name Brett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Margate, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William R

Brett

Head

Married

45

1836

Margate, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Brett

Wife

Married

43

1838

Margate, Kent, England

Thomas G

Brett

Son

Single

21

1860

Margate, Kent, England

William

Brett

Son

Single

16

1865

Margate, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Brett

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Margate, Kent, England

Albert

Brett

Son

Single

10

1871

Margate, Kent, England

Walter

Brett

Son

Single

4

1877

Margate, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Pay

Mother In Law

Widow

81

1800

Ramsgate, Kent, England

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