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Household of Alexander Brown (born 1844, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, 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 1844 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Agnes T Brown, born in 1854 in Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alex L (born 1875 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Francis S (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Lizzie L (born 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Jessie (born 1858 in Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland), Alexander's Niece, Eliza (born 1863 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Rose (born 1856 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Jessie (born 1865 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Brown's household

Male

Alexander

Brown

Head
Female

Agnes T

Brown

Wife
Male

Alex L

Brown

Son
Female

Francis S

Brown

Daughter
Female

Lizzie L

Brown

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Taylor

Sister-In-Law
Female

Eliza

Brown

Niece
Female

Rose

Hughson

Servant
Female

Jessie

Murray

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Brown

Head

Married

37

1844

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Agnes T

Brown

Wife

Married

27

1854

Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland

Alex L

Brown

Son

-

6

1875

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Francis S

Brown

Daughter

-

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Lizzie L

Brown

Daughter

-

1

1880

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Taylor

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

23

1858

Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland

Eliza

Brown

Niece

Unmarried

18

1863

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Rose

Hughson

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jessie

Murray

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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