Hi Lottabottle,
apologies if you've already covered this elsewhere on the forum (I have done a quick search and cannot find anything).
Do you know what happens to Mary Ann and the rest of the family after the 1871 census ? - altho by 1881 it's likely Edwin may have left the household, it's possible he's near/with his relatives, perhaps ?.

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LATER UPDATE - Sorry, I hadnt realised the prior thread's been added to this one, and that the 1881 Census for our Brain/Harris household is in there, less Edwin sadly...

Also missing is Edwin's Uncle Joseph Brain b1854, maybe if we find him in 1891 etc then we'll find Edwin too, perhaps ??

I cannot give a full household, but think this MAY be our Joseph from LDS, right birthyear etc but a common name..

"England and Wales Census, 1901
"Name: Joseph Brain
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 31 Mar 1901
Gender: Male
Age: 46
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Steam Mills, Gloucestershire
Schedule Type: Household
Registration District: Westbury On Severn
Sub-District: East Dean
Ecclesiastical Parish: Holy Trinity
Civil Parish: East Dean
District/Parish/County: Gloucestershire

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