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Household of James Brown (born 1815, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Brown, born in 1815 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Brown, born in 1817 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1844 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1860 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Margaret (born 1845 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Alexander (born 1857 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Brown's household

Male

James

Brown

Head
Female

Sarah

Brown

Wife
Male

Alexander

Brown

Son
Male

Charles

Brown

Son
Female

Margaret

Farquharson

Servant
Male

Alexander

Hay

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Brown

Head

Married

66

1815

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sarah

Brown

Wife

Married

64

1817

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Brown

Son

Unmarried

37

1844

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Brown

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Farquharson

Servant

Unmarried

36

1845

Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Hay

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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