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I have a John Brett Born 1824 Sandwich Kent m Elizabeth 1843. I have the 1881 Census and he was a Gas Maker & Chimney Sweeper living Gas Works House, Ash, Kent. There are two children on it Sarah b1855 and Fanny b1858 I also know he had a daughter Harriet b1849. Is it possible please to check out the 1851 and maybe the 1861/71
Any help would be appreciated
Julia

1851
Living in Strand Street.
John is a bricklayer

Name: John Brett
Age: 26
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1825
Relation: Son-in-law
Spouse's Name: Eliza
Gender: Male
Where born: Sandwich, Kent, England

Civil Parish: Sandwich St Peter
Ecclesiastical parish: Canterbury and Sandwich
Town: Sandwich
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
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Registration district: Eastry
Sub registration district: Sandwich
ED, institution, or vessel: 3f
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 11
Household Members: Name Age
Eliza Brett 28
John Brett 26
Wathan S Brett 8 Mo
Ann Miles 59
Maryal Miles 10
William Miles 57



Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 1631; Folio: 113; Page: 3; GSU roll: 193532-193533.

Possibly the baby in 1851 census ?

Births Sep 1850

Brett Nathaniel Jack Eastry 5 146

Image on census looks like Nathan / Nathaniel to me

Thanks Gwyn, much appreciated, actually I noticed that you had down Miles surname which would mean Johns wife would be Elizabeth Miles before she married. I have a marriage to Elizabeth Beachin in 1843 Strood rochester, maybe I have been lucky with the one you found with an Elizabeth as wife, what do you think
Julia

I have just had a more thorough investigation into John Brett and noticed his mother was born Milton and father Newington Kent. They were married in 1825 Rochester Kent and it looks like John was born in Milton 1825 because every child after seemed to be. I noticed the marriage for a John and Elizabeth Beachin in Strood Rochester. Found a birth for Elizabeth in Sandwich and there was my mistake. Checked the 1881 Census and found both born Sandwich and added it up all wrong.
So I am wondering if you could possibly find another 1851 for a Johnborn in Milton area.
Sorry to be a nuisance,

Julia

here he is on the 1851

Name: John Brett
Age: 26
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1825
Relation: Head
Gender: Male
Where born: Milton, Kent, England

Civil Parish: Milton Next Sittingbourne
County/Island: Kent
Country: England

Street address:High Street

Occupation:Butcher

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View Image

Registration district: Milton
Sub registration district: Milton
ED, institution, or vessel: 11d
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 25
Household Members: Name Age
John Brett 26

Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 1627; Folio: 291; Page: 6; GSU roll: 193528.

however that one married a Margaret

1871 census
Name: John Brett
Age: 34
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1827
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Margaret
Gender: Male
Where born: Milton, Kent, England

Civil Parish: Milton
Town: Milton
County/Island: Kent
Country: England

Street address:High Street

Occupation:Butcher

Condition as to marriage: View Image

Registration district: Milton
Sub registration district: Milton
ED, institution, or vessel: 16
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 50
Household Members: Name Age
Emily Brett 7
John Brett 34
Margaret Brett 34
Margaret Brett 4


Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 528; Folio: 172; Page: 9; GSU roll: 542655.

correction this is the 1861 census slip of the typing finger!!!

Thanks Shirley, I think you have got it correct, I was going on the marriages but this one seems very possible and I will tell you why.

First of all his father was a butcher and he seems to have followed in his footsteps and his grandparents lived in High Street Milton so I will now have a look for a marriage and then look for an 1881 census hopefully I will find one.
Sorry this is late but I have only just come on line
Many thanks Julia

If you know a child of the couple you are looking for then a birth cert would give mothers name including maiden name then you would know which family is the right one

Thanks Janice, I have been buying quite a few lately so I might have to do that, if I could find the 1881 census might help but I can't. I notice what was put up there was the 1861 census not 1871 so I will have to see if somebody could possible check it out for me.
Julia

Julia.
The census you were given for John and Margaret was 1861.


1871.
Margaret Brett widow 1829 Milton Kent occ dressmaker
Emily dau 1854 Milton occ dressmakers assistant
Margaret dau.1857 Milton
Elizabeth Barnard unmarried sister 1839 Milton occ school mistress

address 1 Bayford Rd Sittingbourne

John Brett died 1862 June qt Milton gro ref 2a 368

Thanks Margaret, that really helps

Julia

the John Brett we are looking at now is John Brett living in Milton with wife Margaret. Cant see a marriage for them after 1851 but this is the daughter Emily birth ref (as per the 1861 census)which will give Margarets maiden name

Births Mar 1854

Brett Emily Milton 2a 546
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and!!

Births Jun 1857

Brett Margaret Milton 2a 549

Hi, just come online, thank you for the births, have just checked the 1881 census for Margaret and again she is with her sister Elizabeth UM and daughter Margaret at the same address.
Have tried to find a birth for the both of them but nothing on IGI and as you say no marriage at all
Thanks for this
Julia

?? marriage
John Brett
Eastry
vol 5
page 208
June quarter 1847

6 names on the index page including a Margaret Stone

you might like to take a look at this site
http://cityark.medway.gov.uk/
some parish registers online.You cannot search by name -you have to look at each scanned page

Theres this marriage.
John Brett 1846 sept qt Milton gro ref vol 5 page 465.
Only 3 names on the page.