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Household of Gavin Brown (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, 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.

Gavin Brown and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gavin Brown, born in 1839 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Gavin was the head of the household, married to Martha Leeper, born in 1837 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Martha A (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jeane G (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Gavin (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes T (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Gavin's Boarder, Thomas Brown, born in 1838 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Gavin Brown's household

Male

Gavin

Brown

Head
Female

Martha

Leeper

Wife
Female

Martha A

Brown

Daughter
Male

James

Brown

Son
Female

Jeane G

Brown

Daughter
Male

Gavin

Brown

Son
Female

Agnes T

Brown

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Brown

Boarder
First name(s) Gavin
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gavin

Brown

Head

Married

42

1839

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Leeper

Wife

Married

44

1837

Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha A

Brown

Daughter

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Brown

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeane G

Brown

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gavin

Brown

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes T

Brown

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Brown

Boarder

Unmarried

43

1838

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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