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Household of Alexander Brown (born 1829, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Brown, born in 1829 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen A Brown, born in 1830 in Edmonstone, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret L (born 1852 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland), Elizabeth A (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Adelaide L (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1867 in London, England) and Grace J (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Agnes Shaw, born in 1861 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.
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Alexander Brown's household
Alexander
Brown
Head
Helen A
Brown
Wife
Margaret L
Brown
Daughter
Elizabeth A
Brown
Daughter
Adelaide L
Brown
Daughter
Helen
Brown
Daughter
George
Brown
Son
Grace J
Brown
Daughter
Agnes
Shaw
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Brown |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Brown | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Helen A | Brown | Wife | Married | 51 | 1830 | Edmonstone, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret L | Brown | Daughter | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth A | Brown | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Adelaide L | Brown | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Helen | Brown | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
George | Brown | Son | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | London, England | |
Grace J | Brown | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Agnes | Shaw | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
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