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Household of James Brown (born 1840, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Brown, born in 1840 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Jane (born 1860 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and James (born 1881 in Rainton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Son In Law, Robert Reed, born in 1857 in North Shields, Northumberland, England.


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James Brown's household

Male

James

Brown

Head
Male

Robert

Reed

Son In Law
Female

Jane

Reed

Daughter
Male

James

Reed

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Brown

Head

Widower

41

1840

Sunderland, Durham, England

Robert

Reed

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Jane

Reed

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Sunderland, Durham, England

James

Reed

Son

Single

0

1881

Rainton, Durham, England

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