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Household of Benjamin Brown (born 1834, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Brown, born in 1834 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Margaret, born 1856 in Scotland. He had 1 grandchild; Annie, born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Lodger Head, Thomas (born 1861 in Stoke, Staffordshire, England) and Benjamin's Lodger Wife, Jane (born 1855 in Stoke, Staffordshire, England).


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Benjamin Brown's household

Male

Benjamin

Brown

Head
Female

Margaret

Gerrard

Daughter
Female

Annie

Gerrard

Grand Daughter
Male

Thomas

Bosson

Lodger Head
Female

Jane

Bosson

Lodger Wife
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Brown

Head

Widower

47

1834

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Gerrard

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Scotland

Annie

Gerrard

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Bosson

Lodger Head

Married

20

1861

Stoke, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Bosson

Lodger Wife

Married

26

1855

Stoke, Staffordshire, England

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