Hard Times
The family of Henry's son George Frederick Brecht also hit on hard times:
Workhouse, Stepney
Mary Brecht (53), Single, Charwoman and Destitute
Admitted from Casual Work Thursday 22 May 1862
Discharged 28 May 1862
Mary Brecht (54), Single Laundress, No Residence & Destitute
son Henry Brecht (14)
Admitted Saturday 7.6.1862 Discharged 9.6.1862