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Household of Alexander Brown (born 1831, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ratho, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Brown, born in 1831 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Brown, born in 1830 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1860 in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Father-In-Law, Robert Bishop, born in 1793 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Alexander Brown's household

Male

Alexander

Brown

Head
Female

Janet

Brown

Wife
Male

John

Brown

Son
Male

Robert

Bishop

Father-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Brown

Head

Married

50

1831

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Brown

Wife

Married

51

1830

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Brown

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Bishop

Father-In-Law

Widower

88

1793

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

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