1891 Census
| Name | Relation | Married | Age | Profession | Employment | Birth Place | Sex | Civil Parish | Comments |
| Robert Bretland | Head | M | 70 | Shipwright + Surveyor | retired | Lancs Liverpool | M | Toxteth park | |
| Mary Ann | Wife | M | 66 | Lancs Liverpool | F | Toxteth park | |||
| Margaret | Daughter | S | 40 | Music Teacher | F | Toxteth park | |||
| Jessie | Daughter | S | 24 | Music Teacher | F | Toxteth park | |||
| Emma | Daughter | S | 25 | Music Teacher | F | Toxteth park | |||
| Amy | Grand daughter |
S | 12 | Scholar | Bolton | Daughter of William whose wife died in childbitrth |
Ref RG 12/2997 page 5 series 119
Address 126 Shiel St. This was in the parish of West Derby and was situated in the Walton area
| Name | Relation | Married | Age | Profession | Employment | Birth Place | Sex | Civil Parish | Comments |
| Robert Bretland | Head | M | 43 | Shipwright | Lancs Liverpool | M | Toxteth park | ||
| Catherine | Wife | M | 39 | Lancs Liverpool | F | Toxteth park | |||
| Alice | Daughter | S | 21 | Paper log maker | yes | F | Toxteth park | ||
| Jessie | Daughter | S | 17 | Dress Maker | yes | F | Toxteth park | Married Joseph Barrett | |
| Robert | Son | S | 13 | Joiner | M | Toxteth park | |||
| Augustus | Son | S | 7 | Scholar | M | Married Mary Owen. Daughter Eileen Bretland |
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