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Household of James Brown (born 1838, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, 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 Brown and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Brown, born in 1838 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 14 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Brown, born in 1835 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah A (born 1859 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England), Elizabeth C (born 1866 in Kingsland, Middlesex, England), Adelaide M (born 1870 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Emily Jane (born 1872 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), James (born 1875 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Charlotte (born 1859 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger Head, Robert (born 1845 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), James's Son In Law, James (born 1872 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), James's Son In Law, Henry (born 1877 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and James's Lodger Head, Edward (born 1830 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).


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James Brown's household

Male

James

Brown

Head
Female

Sarah

Brown

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Brown

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth C

Brown

Daughter
Female

Adelaide M

Brown

Daughter
Female

Emily Jane

Brown

Daughter
Male

James

Brown

Son
Male

Robert

Downs

Lodger Head
Female

Margaret

Downs

Wife
Male

James

Muskett

Son In Law
Male

Henry

Muskett

Son In Law
Male

Edward

Slater

Lodger Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Slater

Wife
Female

Charlotte

Slater

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Brown

Head

Married

43

1838

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Sarah

Brown

Wife

Married

46

1835

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Sarah A

Brown

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Elizabeth C

Brown

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Kingsland, Middlesex, England

Adelaide M

Brown

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Emily Jane

Brown

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

James

Brown

Son

Single

6

1875

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Robert

Downs

Lodger Head

Married

36

1845

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Downs

Wife

Married

35

1846

Hampshire, England

James

Muskett

Son In Law

Single

9

1872

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Henry

Muskett

Son In Law

Single

4

1877

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Edward

Slater

Lodger Head

Married

51

1830

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth A

Slater

Wife

Married

49

1832

Aldgate, Middlesex, England

Charlotte

Slater

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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