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Household of Alexander Brown (born 1829, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Brown, born in 1829 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Brown, born in 1827 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Margaret, born 1852 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Son-In-Law, John (born 1852 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Alexander's Grandson, Alexander (born 1879 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Alexander's Granddaughter, Mary Jane (born 1881 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Grandson, James (born 1874 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Brown's household

Male

Alexander

Brown

Head
Female

Jane

Brown

Wife
Male

John

Porteous

Son-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Porteous

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Porteous

Grandson
Female

Mary Jane

Porteous

Granddaughter
Male

James

Brown

Grandson
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Brown

Head

Married

52

1829

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Brown

Wife

Married

54

1827

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Porteous

Son-In-Law

Married

29

1852

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Porteous

Daughter

Married

29

1852

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Alexander

Porteous

Grandson

-

2

1879

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Porteous

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Brown

Grandson

-

7

1874

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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