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Household of Colin Brown (born 1848, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Colin Brown and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Colin Brown, born in 1848 in Barry, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. Colin was the head of the household, married to Susan Howie, born in 1843 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Susan (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Betsy (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Colin Brown's household

Male

Colin

Brown

Head
Female

Susan

Howie

Wife
Female

Susan

Howie

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Howie

Daughter
Male

William

Howie

Son
Female

Margaret

Howie

Daughter
Male

David

Howie

Son
Male

John

Howie

Son
First name(s) Colin
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Barry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Colin

Brown

Head

Married

33

1848

Barry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Susan

Howie

Wife

Married

38

1843

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Susan

Howie

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Howie

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Howie

Son

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Howie

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Howie

Son

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Howie

Son

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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