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Household of James Brown (born 1825, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Brown, born in 1825 in Lidlington, Bedfordshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Hannah Brown, born in 1826 in Sawston, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 2 children; Arthur (born 1859 in Canning Town, Essex, England) and James (born 1853 in Lidlington, Bedfordshire, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Eleanor (born 1875 in Canning Town, Essex, England), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Canning Town, Essex, England) and Rosina (born 1881 in Canning Town, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Daughter In Law, Eleanor (born 1851 in Islington, Middlesex, England), James's Boarder, Thomas (born 1842 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England) and James's Lodger, Arthur (born 1858 in Lynn, Norfolk, England).


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James Brown's household

Male

James

Brown

Head
Female

Hannah

Brown

Wife
Male

Arthur

Brown

Son
Male

James

Brown

Son
Female

Eleanor

Brown

Daughter In Law
Female

Eleanor

Brown

Grand Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Brown

Grand Daughter
Female

Rosina

Brown

Grand Daughter
Male

Thomas

Roberts

Boarder
Male

Arthur

Taylor

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Lidlington, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Brown

Head

Married

56

1825

Lidlington, Bedfordshire, England

Hannah

Brown

Wife

Married

55

1826

Sawston, Cambridgeshire, England

Arthur

Brown

Son

Single

22

1859

Canning Town, Essex, England

James

Brown

Son

Married

28

1853

Lidlington, Bedfordshire, England

Eleanor

Brown

Daughter In Law

Married

30

1851

Islington, Middlesex, England

Eleanor

Brown

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Canning Town, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Brown

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Canning Town, Essex, England

Rosina

Brown

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Canning Town, Essex, England

Thomas

Roberts

Boarder

Single

39

1842

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Taylor

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Lynn, Norfolk, England

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