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Household of James Brown (born 1837, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Brown, born in 1837 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Susannah Brown, born in 1839 in Durham, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1861 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Burton (born 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John (born 1864 in Sunderland, Durham, England), James (born 1866 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Deborah (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Niece, Mary (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England), James's Niece, Deborah (born 1871 in Sunderland, Durham, England), James's Nephew, John (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England), James's Niece, Ellenor (born 1875 in South Shields, Durham, England), James's Nephew, David (born 1877 in South Shields, Durham, England) and James's Nephew, Joseph (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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James Brown's household

Male

James

Brown

Head
Female

Susannah

Brown

Wife
Female

Mary

Brown

Daughter
Male

Burton

Brown

Son
Male

John

Brown

Son
Male

James

Brown

Son
Female

Deborah

Brown

Daughter
Female

Mary

Brown

Niece
Female

Deborah

Dye

Niece
Male

John

Dye

Nephew
Female

Ellenor

Dye

Niece
Male

David

Dye

Nephew
Male

Joseph

Dye

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Brown

Head

Married

44

1837

Sunderland, Durham, England

Susannah

Brown

Wife

Married

42

1839

Durham, England

Mary

Brown

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Sunderland, Durham, England

Burton

Brown

Son

Single

19

1862

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Brown

Son

Single

17

1864

Sunderland, Durham, England

James

Brown

Son

Single

15

1866

Sunderland, Durham, England

Deborah

Brown

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Brown

Niece

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Deborah

Dye

Niece

Single

10

1871

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Dye

Nephew

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ellenor

Dye

Niece

Single

6

1875

South Shields, Durham, England

David

Dye

Nephew

Single

4

1877

South Shields, Durham, England

Joseph

Dye

Nephew

Single

2

1879

South Shields, Durham, England

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