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Household of Gavin Brown (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gavin Brown, born in 1831 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Gavin was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Gavin (born 1853 in Kirkfieldbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabela (born 1864 in New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1865 in New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Gavin's Servant, Isabela McPhillany, born in 1827 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Gavin Brown's household

Male

Gavin

Brown

Head
Female

Isabela

McPhillany

Servant
Male

Gavin

Brown

Son
Female

Isabela

Brown

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Brown

Daughter
First name(s) Gavin
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gavin

Brown

Head

Widower

50

1831

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabela

McPhillany

Servant

Married

54

1827

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gavin

Brown

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Kirkfieldbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabela

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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