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Household of Alexander Brown (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Brown, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Annie Brown, born in 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Annie (born 1877 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1878 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1851 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Eliza (born 1867 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Brown's household

Male

Alexander

Brown

Head
Female

Annie

Brown

Wife
Female

Annie

Brown

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Brown

Daughter
Female

Mary

McPhail

Servant
Female

Eliza

Somerville

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Brown

Head

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Brown

Wife

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

McPhail

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Argyllshire, Scotland

Eliza

Somerville

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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