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Household of James Brain (born 1840, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.

James Brain and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Brain, born in 1840 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes Brain, born in 1843 in Scotland. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1866 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England), James T (born 1869 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England), William T (born 1872 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England), Stewart B (born 1875 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England), Henry W B (born 1877 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England), Charles T H (born 1879 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England) and Agnes S (born 1881 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Julia Machin, born in 1862 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England.


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James Brain's household

Male

James

Brain

Head
Female

Agnes

Brain

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Brain

Daughter
Male

James T

Brain

Son
Male

William T

Brain

Son
Male

Stewart B

Brain

Son
Male

Henry W B

Brain

Son
Male

Charles T H

Brain

Son
Female

Agnes S

Brain

Daughter
Female

Julia

Machin

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Brain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Brain

Head

Married

41

1840

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Agnes

Brain

Wife

Married

38

1843

Scotland

Elizabeth

Brain

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

James T

Brain

Son

Single

12

1869

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

William T

Brain

Son

Single

9

1872

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Stewart B

Brain

Son

Single

6

1875

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Henry W B

Brain

Son

Single

4

1877

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Charles T H

Brain

Son

Single

2

1879

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Agnes S

Brain

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Julia

Machin

Servant

Single

19

1862

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

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