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Household of Adam Brown (born 1838, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.
Adam Brown and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Brown, born in 1838 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 11 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Eliza Brown, born in 1839 in Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 8 children; Maggie (born 1859 in Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Alison (born 1865 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1867 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland), Joanna (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Andrew (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Matthew (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Eliza (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Adam's Aunt, Alison Oliver, born in 1811 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.
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Adam Brown's household
Adam
Brown
Head
Eliza
Brown
Wife
Maggie
Brown
Daughter
Alison
Brown
Daughter
Jane
Brown
Daughter
Joanna
Brown
Daughter
Andrew
Brown
Son
Matthew
Brown
Son
Eliza
Brown
Daughter
Catherine
Brown
Daughter
Alison
Oliver
Aunt
| First name(s) | Adam |
| Last name | Brown |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adam | Brown | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Eliza | Brown | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Maggie | Brown | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Alison | Brown | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane | Brown | Daughter | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Joanna | Brown | Daughter | Unmarried | 11 | 1870 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Andrew | Brown | Son | Unmarried | 9 | 1872 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Matthew | Brown | Son | Unmarried | 7 | 1874 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Eliza | Brown | Daughter | Unmarried | 4 | 1877 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Catherine | Brown | Daughter | Unmarried | 2 | 1879 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alison | Oliver | Aunt | Widow | 70 | 1811 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
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