Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Brown (born 1849, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, Somerset, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 3 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Brown, born in 1849 in Mere, Wiltshire, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Dorcas Brown, born in 1850 in Silton, Dorset, England. They had 2 children; Henry Jns (born 1875 in Bourton, Dorset, England) and William Edwin (born 1878 in Burnham, Somerset, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Brown's household

Male

James

Brown

Head
Female

Dorcas

Brown

Wife
Male

Henry Jns

Brown

Son
Male

William Edwin

Brown

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Mere, Wiltshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Brown

Head

Married

32

1849

Mere, Wiltshire, England

Dorcas

Brown

Wife

Married

31

1850

Silton, Dorset, England

Henry Jns

Brown

Son

Single

6

1875

Bourton, Dorset, England

William Edwin

Brown

Son

Single

3

1878

Burnham, Somerset, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Brown in Wells in 1881, and follow the Brown family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Brown

We’ve found James Brown in 3164 family trees. Find out more about James Brown's household and view the Brown family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census