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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

Male

Adam

Brown

Head
Female

Eliza

Brown

Wife
Female

Maggie

Brown

Daughter
Female

Alison

Brown

Daughter
Female

Jane

Brown

Daughter
Female

Joanna

Brown

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Brown

Son
Male

Matthew

Brown

Son
Female

Eliza

Brown

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Brown

Daughter
Female

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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