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Household of Alex B Brown (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastern Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, 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.

Alex B Brown and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex B Brown, born in 1838 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alex B was the head of the household, married to Janet Brown, born in 1840 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1863 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1865 in Whifflet, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1870 in Whifflet, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Whifflet, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie A (born 1878 in Whifflet, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex B's Servant, Margaret Sturrock, born in 1866 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alex B Brown's household

Male

Alex B

Brown

Head
Female

Janet

Brown

Wife
Male

John

Brown

Son
Male

Andrew

Brown

Son
Female

Maggie

Brown

Daughter
Male

William

Brown

Son
Female

Jessie A

Brown

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Sturrock

Servant
First name(s) Alex B
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex B

Brown

Head

Married

43

1838

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Brown

Wife

Married

41

1840

Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Brown

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Brown

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Whifflet, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Brown

Daughter

-

11

1870

Whifflet, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Brown

Son

-

7

1874

Whifflet, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie A

Brown

Daughter

-

3

1878

Whifflet, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Sturrock

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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