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Household of James Brown (born 1837, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, Devon, 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 St Thomas, Devon, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Salome Brown, born in 1869 in Camborne, Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; Salome (born 1869 in Camborne, Cornwall, England), James A (born 1872 in Gerrans, Cornwall, England), Emily (born 1874 in Gerrans, Cornwall, England) and William J (born 1876 in Gerrans, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Christian Noye, born in 1812 in Constantine, Cornwall, England.


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James Brown's household

Male

James

Brown

Head
Female

Salome

Brown

Daughter
Male

James A

Brown

Son
Female

Emily

Brown

Daughter
Male

William J

Brown

Son
Female

Christian

Noye

Mother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place St Thomas, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Brown

Head

Married

44

1837

St Thomas, Devon, England

Salome

Brown

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Camborne, Cornwall, England

James A

Brown

Son

Single

9

1872

Gerrans, Cornwall, England

Emily

Brown

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Gerrans, Cornwall, England

William J

Brown

Son

Single

5

1876

Gerrans, Cornwall, England

Christian

Noye

Mother In Law

Widow

69

1812

Constantine, Cornwall, England

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