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Household of James Brown (born 1840, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 1840 in Gravesend, Kent, consisted of 14 members. James was the head of the household, married to Louisa Brown, born in 1842 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England. They had 10 children; James (born 1863 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Edward (born 1868 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1871 in Surrey, England), Charles (born 1873 in South Norwood, Surrey, England), Walter (born 1875 in Brockley, Kent, England), William (born 1877 in Eltham, Kent, England), Eliza (born 1879 in Eltham, Kent, England), Rose (born 1878 in Sidcup, Kent, England), George (born 1879 in Foots Cray, Kent, England) and Emma (born 1881 in Eltham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger Head, George Burrows, born in 1846 in Westmorland, England.


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James Brown's household

Male

James

Brown

Head
Female

Louisa

Brown

Wife
Male

James

Brown

Son
Male

Edward

Brown

Son
Female

Emma

Brown

Daughter
Male

Charles

Brown

Son
Male

Walter

Brown

Son
Male

William

Brown

Son
Female

Eliza

Brown

Daughter
Male

George

Burrows

Lodger Head
Female

Maria

Burrows

Wife
Female

Rose

Burrows

Daughter
Male

George

Burrows

Son
Female

Emma

Burrows

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Gravesend, Kent, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Brown

Head

Married

41

1840

Gravesend, Kent, England

Louisa

Brown

Wife

Married

39

1842

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England

James

Brown

Son

Single

18

1863

Plaistow, Essex, England

Edward

Brown

Son

Single

13

1868

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Emma

Brown

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Surrey, England

Charles

Brown

Son

Single

8

1873

South Norwood, Surrey, England

Walter

Brown

Son

Single

6

1875

Brockley, Kent, England

William

Brown

Son

Single

4

1877

Eltham, Kent, England

Eliza

Brown

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Eltham, Kent, England

George

Burrows

Lodger Head

Married

35

1846

Westmorland, England

Maria

Burrows

Wife

Married

33

1848

Westmorland, England

Rose

Burrows

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sidcup, Kent, England

George

Burrows

Son

Single

2

1879

Foots Cray, Kent, England

Emma

Burrows

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Eltham, Kent, England

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