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Household of James Brown (born 1837, Somerset)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Brown, born in 1837 in Taunton, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, They had 2 children; William Hy James Ansell (born 1874 in New Cross, Kent, England) and Sarah Emily Ansell (born 1880 in Peckham, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Fanny (born 1814 in Stoke, Buckinghamshire, England) and James's Lodger, Ann (born 1815 in Woolwich, Kent, England).


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James Brown's household

Male

James

Brown

Head
Female

Emily

Brown

Wife
Male

William Hy James Ansell

Brown

Son
Female

Sarah Emily Ansell

Brown

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Smith

Lodger
Female

Ann

Porter

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status -
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Taunton, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Brown

Head

-

44

1837

Taunton, Somerset, England

Emily

Brown

Wife

Married

42

1839

Notton, Hertfordshire, England

William Hy James Ansell

Brown

Son

Single

7

1874

New Cross, Kent, England

Sarah Emily Ansell

Brown

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Peckham, Surrey, England

Fanny

Smith

Lodger

Single

67

1814

Stoke, Buckinghamshire, England

Ann

Porter

Lodger

Widow

66

1815

Woolwich, Kent, England

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