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Household of Edwin Brown (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Edwin Brown and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Brown, born in 1846 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Mary Ellen Brown, born in 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Albert James (born 1871 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Arthur Vernon (born 1873 in Stretford, Lancashire, England), Robert Philip (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Harold Edwin (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin's Mother In Law, Margaret C (born 1823 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Edwin's Sister In Law, Annie (born 1849 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Edwin Brown's household

Male

Edwin

Brown

Head
Female

Mary Ellen

Brown

Wife
Male

Albert James

Brown

Son
Male

Arthur Vernon

Brown

Son
Male

Robert Philip

Brown

Son
Male

Harold Edwin

Brown

Son
Female

Margaret C

Vernon

Mother In Law
Female

Annie

Vernon

Sister In Law
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Brown

Head

Married

35

1846

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Brown

Wife

Married

30

1851

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Albert James

Brown

Son

Single

10

1871

Salford, Lancashire, England

Arthur Vernon

Brown

Son

Single

8

1873

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Robert Philip

Brown

Son

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Harold Edwin

Brown

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret C

Vernon

Mother In Law

Widow

58

1823

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Annie

Vernon

Sister In Law

Single

32

1849

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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