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Household of James Brash (born 1851, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart Parish, Renfrewshire, 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.

James Brash and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Brash, born in 1851 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Annie Couper Brash, born in 1853 in Oakfield, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William Roxburgh (born 1881 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Ann (born 1830 in Kelly, Fife, Scotland), James's Visitor, William (born 1862 in Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland) and James's Servant, Jane (born 1864 in Tullibody, Clackmannanshire, Scotland).


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James Brash's household

Male

James

Brash

Head
Female

Annie Couper

Brash

Wife
Male

John

Brash

Son
Male

William Roxburgh

Brash

Son
Female

Ann

Roxburgh

Mother-In-Law
Male

William

Roxburgh

Visitor
Female

Jane

McGilchrist

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Brash
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Brash

Head

Married

30

1851

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Annie Couper

Brash

Wife

Married

28

1853

Oakfield, Fife, Scotland

John

Brash

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William Roxburgh

Brash

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ann

Roxburgh

Mother-In-Law

Widow

51

1830

Kelly, Fife, Scotland

William

Roxburgh

Visitor

Unmarried

19

1862

Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland

Jane

McGilchrist

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Tullibody, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

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