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Household of Alexander Brown (born 1835, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Brown, born in 1835 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Amelia Brown, born in 1840 in Durham, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth Ann (born 1874 in Felling, Durham, England) and Mary (born 1878 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Daughter, Phillis Amelia (born 1860 in Durham, England) and Alexander's Step Son, Richard Henry (born 1861 in Durham, England).


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Alexander Brown's household

Male

Alexander

Brown

Head
Female

Amelia

Brown

Wife
Female

Phillis Amelia

Young

Step Daughter
Male

Richard Henry

Young

Step Son
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Brown

Daughter
Female

Mary

Brown

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Brown

Head

Married

46

1835

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Amelia

Brown

Wife

Married

41

1840

Durham, England

Phillis Amelia

Young

Step Daughter

Single

21

1860

Durham, England

Richard Henry

Young

Step Son

Single

20

1861

Durham, England

Elizabeth Ann

Brown

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Felling, Durham, England

Mary

Brown

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

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