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William Brewster in Norfolk in the 1881 Census Details of William Brewster of Market Place, East Harling, Norfolk, England First name(s)
William
Last name
Brewster
Relationship
Head
Marital status
Married
Gender
Male
Age
62
Birth year
1819
Occupation
Gunmaker
Birth town
Forcett
Birth county
Norfolk
Birth place
England
Street
Market Place
Town
—
Parish
East Harling
County
Norfolk
Country
England
Registration district
Guiltcross
Other household members First name(s)
Last name
Relationship
Marital status
Gender
Age
Birth year
Occupation
Birth place
First name(s)
Maria
Last name
Brewster
Relationship
Wife
Marital status
Married
Gender
Female
Age
48
Birth year
1833
Occupation
Gunmakers Wife
Birth place
East Harling, Norfolk, England
First name(s)
Alice
Last name
Brewster
Relationship
Daughter
Marital status
Single
Gender
Female
Age
18
Birth year
1863
Occupation
Gunmakers Daur
Birth place
East Harling, Norfolk, England
First name(s)
Edward
Last name
Brewster
Relationship
Son
Marital status
Single
Gender
Male
Age
9
Birth year
1872
Occupation
Scholar
Birth place
East Harling, Norfolk, England
First name(s)
Elizabeth
Last name
Brewster
Relationship
Daughter
Marital status
Single
Gender
Female
Age
7
Birth year
1874
Occupation
Scholar
Birth place
East Harling, Norfolk, England
First name(s)
Clara
Last name
Brewster
Relationship
Daughter
Marital status
Single
Gender
Female
Age
5
Birth year
1876
Occupation
Scholar
Birth place
East Harling, Norfolk, England
First name(s)
Henry
Last name
Brewster
Relationship
Son
Marital status
Single
Gender
Male
Age
1
Birth year
1880
Occupation
-
Birth place
East Harling, Norfolk, England
About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.
As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.
When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.
The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.
Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.
See the whole Brewster family in this 1881 Census record Includes William Brewster and 6 other people Brewster family summary East Harling, Norfolk, England
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