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Household of Alexander Brown (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Brown, born in 1834 in , consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine Brown, born in 1839 in Scotland. They had 8 children; Robert (born 1857 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Philip (born 1862 in Gateshead, Durham, England), John (born 1867 in Sunderland, Durham, England), James (born 1871 in South Shields, Durham, England), Sarah J (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Peter (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Catherine L (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Alexander Brown's household

Male

Alexander

Brown

Head
Female

Catherine

Brown

Wife
Male

Robert

Brown

Son
Male

Philip

Brown

Son
Male

John

Brown

Son
Male

James

Brown

Son
Female

Sarah J

Brown

Daughter
Male

Peter

Brown

Son
Male

Thomas

Brown

Son
Female

Catherine L

Brown

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Brown

Head

Married

47

1834

Scotland

Catherine

Brown

Wife

Married

42

1839

Scotland

Robert

Brown

Son

Single

24

1857

Gateshead, Durham, England

Philip

Brown

Son

Single

19

1862

Gateshead, Durham, England

John

Brown

Son

Single

14

1867

Sunderland, Durham, England

James

Brown

Son

Single

10

1871

South Shields, Durham, England

Sarah J

Brown

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Peter

Brown

Son

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Brown

Son

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

Catherine L

Brown

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

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