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Household of Alexander Brown (born 1855, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Alexander Brown and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Brown, born in 1855 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 12 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Annie Brown, born in 1837 in Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1869 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1872 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1876 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexrina (born 1878 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, John (born 1858 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, David (born 1857 in Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, James (born 1861 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Thomas (born 1861 in Newmachar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Brown's household

Male

Alexander

Brown

Head
Female

Annie

Brown

Wife
Male

William

Brown

Son
Female

Annie

Brown

Daughter
Female

Janet

Brown

Daughter
Female

Alexrina

Brown

Daughter
Female

Mary

Brown

Daughter
Male

John

Millen

Servant
Male

David

Harley

Servant
Male

James

Sutherland

Servant
Male

Thomas

Guthrie

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Adam

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Brown

Head

Married

26

1855

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie

Brown

Wife

Married

44

1837

Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Brown

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie

Brown

Daughter

-

9

1872

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

Brown

Daughter

-

5

1876

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexrina

Brown

Daughter

-

3

1878

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Brown

Daughter

-

0

1881

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Millen

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David

Harley

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Sutherland

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Thomas

Guthrie

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Newmachar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Adam

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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