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Household of Alexander Brown (born 1815, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portnahaven, Argyllshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Brown, born in 1815 in Portnahaven, Argyllshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Brown, born in 1819 in -. They had 2 children; Jessie Forbes (born 1861 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Isabella Forbes (born 1856 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Grandson, Alexander Brown, born in 1876 in Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Brown's household

Male

Alexander

Brown

Head
Female

Mary

Brown

Wife
Female

Jessie Forbes

Brown

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Brown

Grandson
Female

Isabella Forbes

Brown

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Portnahaven, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Brown

Head

Married

66

1815

Portnahaven, Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Brown

Wife

Married

62

1819

-

Jessie Forbes

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Argyllshire, Scotland

Alexander

Brown

Grandson

-

5

1876

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella Forbes

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Argyllshire, Scotland

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