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Household of Alexander Brown (born 1854, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, England

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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.

Alexander Brown and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Brown, born in 1854 in Stepney, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Brown, born in 1856 in Lewisham, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1873 in Lewisham, Middlesex, England), Mary Ann (born 1875 in Lewisham, Middlesex, England), Rubine (born 1877 in Norwood, Surrey, England), Elinore (born 1879 in Norwood, Surrey, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Norwood, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Lodger, James Tower, born in 1857 in Redhill, Surrey, England.


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Alexander Brown's household

Male

Alexander

Brown

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Brown

Wife
Male

William

Brown

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Brown

Daughter
Female

Rubine

Brown

Daughter
Female

Elinore

Brown

Daughter
Female

Alice

Brown

Daughter
Male

James

Tower

Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Stepney, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Brown

Head

Married

27

1854

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Brown

Wife

Married

25

1856

Lewisham, Middlesex, England

William

Brown

Son

Single

8

1873

Lewisham, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Brown

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lewisham, Middlesex, England

Rubine

Brown

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Norwood, Surrey, England

Elinore

Brown

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Norwood, Surrey, England

Alice

Brown

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Norwood, Surrey, England

James

Tower

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Redhill, Surrey, England

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