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Household of James Brown (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, 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 16 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Brown, born in 1839 in Monkleigh, Devon, consisted of 17 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Brown, born in 1840 in Abbotsham, Devon, England. They had 7 children; John H (born 1870 in Abbotsham, Devon, England), James H (born 1872 in Abbotsham, Devon, England), Maria H (born 1873 in Abbotsham, Devon, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Abbotsham, Devon, England), George (born 1879 in Abbotsham, Devon, England), William A (born 1881 in Abbotsham, Devon, England) and Annie (born 1877 in Abbotsham, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Governess, Emily M (born 1859 in Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England), James's Servant, Charlotte (born 1866 in Parkham, Devon, England), James's Servant, Catherine (born 1867 in Buckland, Devon, England), James's Servant, Robert (born 1860 in Buckland, Devon, England), James's Servant, William (born 1865 in Northam, Devon, England), James's Servant, John (born 1864 in Northam, Devon, England), James's Servant, Henry (born 1865 in Beaford, Devon, England) and James's Servant, George (born 1865 in Buckland, Devon, England).


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James Brown's household

Male

James

Brown

Head
Female

Ann

Brown

Wife
Male

John H

Brown

Son
Male

James H

Brown

Son
Female

Maria H

Brown

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Brown

Daughter
Male

George

Brown

Son
Male

William A

Brown

Son
Female

Annie

Brown

Daughter
Female

Emily M

Bond

Governess
Female

Charlotte

Slee

Servant
Female

Catherine

Gorrell

Servant
Male

Robert

Easterbrook

Servant
Male

William

Branton

Servant
Male

John

Stacey

Servant
Male

Henry

Pickard

Servant
Male

George

Gorrell

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Monkleigh, Devon, England

Household members (17 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Brown

Head

Married

42

1839

Monkleigh, Devon, England

Ann

Brown

Wife

Married

41

1840

Abbotsham, Devon, England

John H

Brown

Son

Single

11

1870

Abbotsham, Devon, England

James H

Brown

Son

Single

9

1872

Abbotsham, Devon, England

Maria H

Brown

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Abbotsham, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Brown

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Abbotsham, Devon, England

George

Brown

Son

Single

2

1879

Abbotsham, Devon, England

William A

Brown

Son

Single

0

1881

Abbotsham, Devon, England

Annie

Brown

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Abbotsham, Devon, England

Emily M

Bond

Governess

Single

22

1859

Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England

Charlotte

Slee

Servant

Single

15

1866

Parkham, Devon, England

Catherine

Gorrell

Servant

Single

14

1867

Buckland, Devon, England

Robert

Easterbrook

Servant

Single

21

1860

Buckland, Devon, England

William

Branton

Servant

Single

16

1865

Northam, Devon, England

John

Stacey

Servant

Single

17

1864

Northam, Devon, England

Henry

Pickard

Servant

Single

16

1865

Beaford, Devon, England

George

Gorrell

Servant

Single

16

1865

Buckland, Devon, England

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