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James Brett 1820–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1820

Birth Location: Great Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1888

Death Location: Great Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England

Father: Lancelot Brett

Mother: Elizabeth Pointer

Spouse(s): Eliza Wilkin

Children(s): Sarah Brett, Agnes Brett, James Brett, Mary Brett, John Brett, Charles Brett, Elizabeth Brett, Margaret Brett

James Brett was born in 1820 in Great Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England, the child of Lancelot Brett And Elizabeth Pointer. In 1841, James Brett resided in Great Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England. In 1851, James Brett resided in Little Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England. James Brett married Eliza Wilkin, and had children including Agnes Brett, Charles Brett, Elizabeth Brett, James Robert Brett, John Brett, Margaret Susannah Brett, Mary Ann Brett, Sarah Ann Brett. James Brett passed away in 1888 in Great Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • James Brett was born in 1820 in Great Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England, the child of Lancelot Brett And Elizabeth Pointer.
  • In 1841, James Brett resided in Great Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England.
  • In 1851, James Brett resided in Little Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England.
  • James Brett married Eliza Wilkin, and had children including Agnes Brett, Charles Brett, Elizabeth Brett, James Robert Brett, John Brett, Margaret Susannah Brett, Mary Ann Brett, Sarah Ann Brett.
  • James Brett passed away in 1888 in Great Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Brett's Ancestors

Self
James Brett
1820–1888
Birth Place: Great Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England
Parents
Lancelot Brett
1770–1857
Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Pointer
1779–1847
Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Brett's Descendants

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James Brett (18 Mar 1820–1888) m. Eliza Wilkin (abt. 1828–1892)
  1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Brett 1862–
  2. 2. Agnes Brett 1859–
  3. 3. James (Robert) Brett 1857–
  4. 4. Mary (Ann) Brett 1855–
  5. 5. John Brett 1853–
  6. 6. Charles Brett 1850–
  7. 7. Elizabeth Brett 1847–
  8. 8. Margaret (Susannah) Brett 1869–1906 m. James (Edward) Mussett 1866–1952
    1. 1. Walter (Ernest) Mussett 1891–1979 m. Gertrude (May) Crawley 1900–1935
      1. 1. Eric Mussett 1927–2002 m. Mary ("Molly") Martindale 1926–2005
    2. 2. Muriel (Ruth) Mussett 1895– m. Henry (Elijah) Cook 1894–1974
      1. 1. Olive (Ethel Betty) Cook 1920–

James Brett's Timeline

7 Records

1820
18 Mar 1820
Birth of James Brett in Great Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England
Great Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England
1841
1841
Age 21
James Brett resided here in Great Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England
Great Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England
1851
1851
Age 31
James Brett resided here in Little Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England
Little Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England
1861
1861
Age 41
James Brett resided here in Great Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England
Great Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England
1871
1871
Age 51
James Brett resided here in Great Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England
Great Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England
1881
1881
Age 61
James Brett resided here in Great Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England
Great Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England
1888
1888
Age 68
Death of James Brett in Great Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England
Great Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1820
    Event Place: Great Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1985; Folio: 42; Page: 7; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341478.
    [2] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1852; Folio: 42; Page: 3; GSU roll: 838813.
    [3] 1861 England Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 1246; Folio: 48; Page: 17; GSU roll: 542783.
    [4] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1826; Folio: 352; Page: 6; GSU roll: 207480-207481.
    [5] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Civil Parish: Great Walsingham; County: Norfolk; Enumeration District: 2; Page: 11; Line: 11; GSU roll: 438859.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Great Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Civil Parish: Great Walsingham; County: Norfolk; Enumeration District: 2; Page: 11; Line: 11; GSU roll: 438859.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Little Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1826; Folio: 352; Page: 6; GSU roll: 207480-207481.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Great Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 1246; Folio: 48; Page: 17; GSU roll: 542783.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Great Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1852; Folio: 42; Page: 3; GSU roll: 838813.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Great Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1985; Folio: 42; Page: 7; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341478.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1888
    Event Place: Great Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, England

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