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Household of James Brown (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, Lancashire, 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 1838 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary J Brown, born in 1840 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1862 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1867 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England), George W (born 1871 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England), Albert (born 1873 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1881 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James's Step Son, John Hy (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and James's Step Daughter, Mary J (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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James Brown's household

Male

James

Brown

Head
Female

Mary J

Brown

Wife
Male

James

Brown

Son
Female

Sarah

Brown

Daughter
Male

George W

Brown

Son
Male

Albert

Brown

Son
Male

William

Brown

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gascoyne (Brown)

Step Daughter
Male

John Hy

Parry (Brown)

Step Son
Female

Mary J

Parry (Brown)

Step Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Brown

Head

Married

43

1838

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Brown

Wife

Married

41

1840

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Brown

Son

Single

19

1862

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Brown

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

George W

Brown

Son

Single

10

1871

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Albert

Brown

Son

Single

8

1873

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

William

Brown

Son

Single

0

1881

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Gascoyne (Brown)

Step Daughter

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John Hy

Parry (Brown)

Step Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Parry (Brown)

Step Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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