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Household of Alexander Brownlee (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, 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 Brownlee and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Brownlee, born in 1840 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Brownlee, born in 1842 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1867 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1869 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1871 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in England), Catherine (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Lodger, John Hendry, born in 1846 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.


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Alexander Brownlee's household

Male

Alexander

Brownlee

Head
Female

Jane

Brownlee

Wife
Male

William

Brownlee

Son
Female

Margaret

Brownlee

Daughter
Female

Jane

Brownlee

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Brownlee

Son
Female

Catherine

Brownlee

Daughter
Female

Mary

Brownlee

Daughter
Male

John

Hendry

Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Brownlee
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Brownlee

Head

Married

41

1840

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Brownlee

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

William

Brownlee

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Brownlee

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Brownlee

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Brownlee

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

England

Catherine

Brownlee

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Brownlee

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Hendry

Lodger

Unmarried

35

1846

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

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