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Household of Alexander Brown (born 1825, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, 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 1825 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Brown, born in 1828 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1861 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1869 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1873 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Nephew, James Adams, born in 1878 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Brown's household

Male

Alexander

Brown

Head
Female

Janet

Brown

Wife
Male

John

Brown

Son
Male

James

Brown

Son
Female

Janet

Brown

Daughter
Female

Jane

Brown

Daughter
Male

James

Adams

Nephew
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Brown

Head

Married

56

1825

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Brown

Wife

Married

53

1828

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Brown

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Brown

Son

-

15

1866

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Brown

Daughter

-

12

1869

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Brown

Daughter

-

8

1873

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Adams

Nephew

-

3

1878

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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