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Household of James Brown (born 1844, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Brown, born in 1844 in Hartlepool, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary J Brown, born in 1848 in Usworth, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; John W (born 1871 in Gateshead, Northumberland, England), Walter J (born 1874 in Whickham, Northumberland, England), Minnie (born 1877 in Whickham, Northumberland, England) and Nellie (born 1881 in Percy Main, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Mary A Charlton, born in 1818 in Percy Main, Northumberland, England.


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James Brown's household

Male

James

Brown

Head
Female

Mary J

Brown

Wife
Male

John W

Brown

Son
Male

Walter J

Brown

Son
Female

Minnie

Brown

Daughter
Female

Nellie

Brown

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Charlton

Mother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Hartlepool, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Brown

Head

Married

37

1844

Hartlepool, Northumberland, England

Mary J

Brown

Wife

Married

33

1848

Usworth, Northumberland, England

John W

Brown

Son

Single

10

1871

Gateshead, Northumberland, England

Walter J

Brown

Son

Single

7

1874

Whickham, Northumberland, England

Minnie

Brown

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Whickham, Northumberland, England

Nellie

Brown

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Percy Main, Northumberland, England

Mary A

Charlton

Mother In Law

Widow

63

1818

Percy Main, Northumberland, England

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