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Household of Elijah Brain (born 1843, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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.

Elijah Brain and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elijah Brain, born in 1843 in Fenton, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Elijah was the head of the household, married to Mary J Brain, born in 1849 in Fenton, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary L (born 1871 in Fenton, Staffordshire, England), Julia A (born 1873 in Fenton, Staffordshire, England) and William H (born 1880 in Fenton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Elijah's Visitor, Eliza (born 1853 in Fenton, Staffordshire, England) and Elijah's Servant, Emma (born 1861 in Market Drayton, Shropshire, England).


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Elijah Brain's household

Male

Elijah

Brain

Head
Female

Mary J

Brain

Wife
Female

Mary L

Brain

Daughter
Female

Julia A

Brain

Daughter
Male

William H

Brain

Son
Female

Eliza

Bourne

Visitor
Female

Emma

Cadman

Servant
First name(s) Elijah
Last name Brain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Fenton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elijah

Brain

Head

Married

38

1843

Fenton, Staffordshire, England

Mary J

Brain

Wife

Married

32

1849

Fenton, Staffordshire, England

Mary L

Brain

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Fenton, Staffordshire, England

Julia A

Brain

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Fenton, Staffordshire, England

William H

Brain

Son

Single

1

1880

Fenton, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Bourne

Visitor

Single

28

1853

Fenton, Staffordshire, England

Emma

Cadman

Servant

Single

20

1861

Market Drayton, Shropshire, England

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