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Household of Gilbert Brown (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lasswade, Midlothian, 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.

Gilbert Brown and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gilbert Brown, born in 1845 in Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Gilbert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Brown, born in 1849 in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1875 in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen C (born 1878 in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jane R (born 1880 in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Gilbert's Servant, Elizabeth M Heriot, born in 1868 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Gilbert Brown's household

Male

Gilbert

Brown

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Brown

Wife
Male

James

Brown

Son
Female

Helen C

Brown

Daughter
Female

Jane R

Brown

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth M

Heriot

Servant
First name(s) Gilbert
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gilbert

Brown

Head

Married

36

1845

Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Brown

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Brown

Son

-

6

1875

Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen C

Brown

Daughter

-

3

1878

Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane R

Brown

Daughter

-

1

1880

Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth M

Heriot

Servant

Unmarried

13

1868

Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

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