The Bower & Collier Family History
Research by Colin Bower
Brecht One-Name Study
1939 Register of England & Wales
Comparison with 1911 Census
One way of identifying "missing" names is to compare the 1939 Register with the 1911 Census.
Nine Missing Brechts are indicated with an asterisk.
The names identified in the 1911 Census are listed below with a note of whether or not the names appear in the 1939 Register:
78 Clemence Street, Limehouse
Arthur Brecht Head (35) Carpenter (General) born Bow - in Register
Ellen Brecht Wife (34) born Plaistow - in Register
Arthur Brecht Son (9) born Canning Town - emigrated
Ellen Brecht Dau (4) born Canning Town - in Register
Emily Brecht Dau (2) born Canning Town - married
*Stanley Brecht Son (1) born Limehouse - not found
51 Hermit Road, Canning Town
Henrenor Brecht Widow 56 born Plaistow, Essex - died
George Henry Brecht Married Son 30 Ships Fireman born Plaistow, Essex - Did emigrate
Oliver Brecht Son 29 Labourer born Plaistow, Essex - died
Roserettea Brecht Daughter 28 Shop Assistant born Limehouse, Middlesex - married
Alf Brecht Son 21 Labourer born Bromley, Middlesex - in Register
Poplar Branch Workhouse, 95 Forest Lane, Forest Gate
Edward Brecht Inmate 50 - assumed died
The whereabouts of his children are listed below by two asterisks
28 Whitwell Road, Plaistow (married 2 yrs)
Henry Brecht Head 44 House Painter born Shadwell, London - assumed died
Helen Annie Brecht Wife 30 born Canning Town, Essex - in Register
Henry John Brecht Son 17 Carpenter's Boy Casual born Plaistow, Essex - in Register
Edith Brecht Daughter 13 School born Plaistow, Essex - assumed married
Miriam Brecht daughter 9 School born Plaistow, Essex - assumed married
Leslie Brecht Son 1 born Plaistow, Essex - in Register
450 Barking Road, West Ham
James Collier Head 46 Lighterman born Bow
Margarett (Brecht) Collier Wife 45 born St George E
James John Collier Son 22 Lighterman born Poplar
Margarett Collier Daughter 20 Laundress born Essex
Mary A Collier Daughter 19 Cosque Hand born Poplar
Emily E Collier Daughter 16 Bag maker born Essex
William Collier Son 14 Office boy born Essex
Arthur I Collier Son 9 born Essex
Mary A Brecht Mother 73 Widow born Shadwell (Great Grandparent) - died
30 High Street, Poplar
William Brecht Head 41 Fishmonger born Shadwell, London - died
Ellen Brecht 46 born Mile End, London - died
Mary Brecht Daughter 12 born Poplar, London - married
Albert Brecht Son 10 born Poplar, London - in Register
In their Census entry the couple state that they had 4 children still alive
It appears that the other 2 children were:
*William John Brecht (age 13 staying with Aunt & Uncle below) - not found
Eleanor Rosina Brecht born 1903 (not traced in the 1911 Census) - assumed married
17 Thomas Street, Limehouse (married 14 yrs)
Charles Brecht Head Painter born Burdett Road, London - in Register
Julia Brecht Wife 39 born Threadneedle Street, London - died
George Charles Barnet Brecht 1 born Burdett Road, London - in Register
37 Liverpool Road, Canning Town, Essex (married 12 yrs)
Albert Brecht Head 34 Dock Labourer born St Pancras, London - in Register
*Jessie Brecht Wife 37 born Poplar, London - not found
Albert Brecht Son 8 born Poplar, London (Paralysed from birth) - died
Arthur Brecht Son 7 born Poplar, London - in Register
Jessie Brecht Daughter 5 born West Ham, London - assumed married
Selina Brecht daughter 3 born West Ham, Essex - assumed married
Louie Brecht Daughter 10 months born West Ham, Essex - assumed married
5 Sewell Street, Plaistow
Walter Brecht Head 32 Carpenter born London, Limehouse - died
Ruth Brecht Wife 28 born London, Plaistow - Died
Ruth Brecht daughter 9 School born London, Plaistow - married
Gertrude Brecht Daughter 7 School born London, Plaistow asumed married
Walter Brecht Son 6 School born London, Plaistow - in Register
Doris Brecht Daughter 4 born London, Plaistow - in Register
William Brecht Son 1 born London, Plaistow - in Register
105 Ceres Road, Plumstead
John King Brecht Head 29 Police Constable born Limehouse, London - in Register
Louisa Mary Brecht Wife 28 Bromley, London - in Register
John George Brecht Son 3 born Plumstead, London - in Register
Louisa Mary Brecht Daughter 1 born Plumstead, London - assumed married
1 Oak Road, Canning Town, Essex
Lucy Ann Brecht Head Married 29 Factory Hand Bottle Fillers born Millwall, Middlesex - remarried
Albert Earnest Brecht Son 10 born Tidal Basin, Essex - changed name
*George Henry Brecht Son 8 born Tidal Basin, Essex - not found - may have emigrated
*Alf Brecht Son 5 born Plaistow, Essex - not found - may have emigrated
Frank Bert Brecht Son 15 months born Plaistow, Essex - in Register
3 Langton Street, Poplar (Robert & **Clara Warner & family)
**George Brecht Single Brother in law 22 Box Maker born Bow, London - not found
**Frederick Brecht Single Brother in law 19 Portmanteau Bagmaker Bow, London - not found
(Parents Edward & Clara Brecht)
White House, High Road, Chadwell Heath (Wade family)
Rose Brecht Servant Single 20 Domestic Servant born Bow, London - assumed married
34 Mansfield Road, Ilford (Brown family)
Ivy Brecht Servant 14 Nursemaid Domestic born Plaistow, London - assumed married
Parents of Rose & Ivy were Edward & Clara Brecht)
Poplar Training School, Hutton, Brentwood, Essex
**Sidney Brecht Inmate 15 - not found
**John Brecht Inmate 12 - not found
**Ethel Brecht 8 - assumed married
(Parents of Sidney, John & Ethel Brecht were Edward & Clara Brecht)
36 Bingley Road, Custom House
William Mallett 44 Fitters Labourer born Mile End London
Caroline Mallett 44 Wife born Dalston, London
Albert Brecht 6 Adopted son born West Ham, Essex - - in Register
76 Bloomfield Road, Mile End Old Town
Charles William Green Head 70 Retired Blacksmith born St Georges in the East
Clara Green Wife 53 born Mile End Old Town
*William John Brecht Nephew 13 born High Street, Poplar - not found
Parents were William & Ellen Brecht
HM Prison, Pentonville
George Brecht Inmate 31 - as stated above, did emigrate
Poplar Cottage, Hammond Street, Cheshunt, Herts
Christian Henri Brecht 55 Boarder Nurseryman born Deibzig Anhalt, Germany - died
50 Thomas Street, West Stockport - Family not found
Gustav Brecht Head 31 Foreman, Gramaphone Manufacturer German Resident
Anna Brecht Wife 26 German Resident
Gustav Brecht Son 7 German Resident
Gertrude Brecht Daughter 6 German Resident
Lisbeth Brecht Daughter 4 German Resident
Frida Brecht Daughter 2 German Resident
9 Private Road, Nottingham (Bell Family)
Dora Helene Helm Brecht Governess 22 Educational and Domestic Work born Bremen, Germany - not found
Summary of Names not found in 1939 Register
From the above, the summary of names I have not been able to trace is:
Stanley Brecht born 1909, age 1939 - approx 29 Did emigrate
Jessie Brecht born c 1874, age 1939 - approx 65
George Henry Brecht born 1902, age 1939 - approx 36. May have emigrated
Alf Brecht born 1905, age 1939 - approx 33. May have emigrated
George Charles Brecht born 1888, age 1939 - approx 50
Frederick Arthur Brecht born 1891, age 1939 - approx 46
Sydney Albert Brecht born 1895, age 1939 - approx 43
John Iceton Brecht born 1898, age 1939 - approx 40
William John Brecht born 1898, age 1939 - approx 41
Colin Bower
18 June 2018
