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Household of James Brown (born 1836, Essex)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Brown, born in 1836 in Braintree, Essex, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Nancy H Brown, born in 1837 in Bocking, Essex, England. They had 3 children; Ernest J (born 1861 in Bocking, Essex, England), Arthur E (born 1864 in Bocking, Essex, England) and Sydney H (born 1868 in Bocking, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Ellen (born 1852 in Bocking, Essex, England), James's Servant, Eliza (born 1858 in Bocking, Essex, England) and James's Servant, Hannah (born 1862 in Essex, England).


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James Brown's household

Male

James

Brown

Head
Female

Nancy H

Brown

Wife
Male

Ernest J

Brown

Son
Male

Arthur E

Brown

Son
Male

Sydney H

Brown

Son
Female

Ellen

Ballard

Servant
Female

Eliza

Ballard

Servant
Female

Hannah

Watts

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Braintree, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Brown

Head

Married

45

1836

Braintree, Essex, England

Nancy H

Brown

Wife

Married

44

1837

Bocking, Essex, England

Ernest J

Brown

Son

Single

20

1861

Bocking, Essex, England

Arthur E

Brown

Son

Single

17

1864

Bocking, Essex, England

Sydney H

Brown

Son

Single

13

1868

Bocking, Essex, England

Ellen

Ballard

Servant

Single

29

1852

Bocking, Essex, England

Eliza

Ballard

Servant

Single

23

1858

Bocking, Essex, England

Hannah

Watts

Servant

Single

19

1862

Essex, England

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