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Household of Benjamin Brown (born 1847, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, England
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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.
Benjamin Brown and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Brown, born in 1847 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Sarah Brown, born in 1852 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1873 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1877 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), John (born 1880 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin (born 1881 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Lodger, James Sands, born in 1852 in Scotland.
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Benjamin Brown's household
Benjamin
Brown
Head
Sarah
Brown
Wife
James
Brown
Son
Charles
Brown
Son
Sarah Ann
Brown
Daughter
Elizabeth
Brown
Daughter
John
Brown
Son
Benjamin
Brown
Son
James
Sands
Lodger
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Brown |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Wigan, Lancashire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Brown | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah | Brown | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
James | Brown | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Charles | Brown | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah Ann | Brown | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Brown | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
John | Brown | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Benjamin | Brown | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
James | Sands | Lodger | - | 29 | 1852 | Scotland |
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