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Household of James Brown (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Brown, born in 1844 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Brown, born in 1847 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Andrew (born 1868 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1879 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Mary Y (born 1881 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister-In-Law, Mary M (born 1852 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Brother-In-Law, Ralph (born 1855 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Brown's household

Male

James

Brown

Head
Female

Ann

Brown

Wife
Male

Andrew

Brown

Son
Male

John

Brown

Son
Male

James

Brown

Son
Female

Ann

Brown

Daughter
Female

Mary Y

Brown

Daughter
Female

Mary M

Yardley

Sister-In-Law
Male

Ralph

Yardley

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Brown

Head

Married

37

1844

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Brown

Wife

Married

34

1847

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Brown

Son

-

13

1868

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Brown

Son

-

8

1873

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Brown

Son

-

5

1876

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Ann

Brown

Daughter

-

2

1879

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary Y

Brown

Daughter

-

0

1881

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary M

Yardley

Sister-In-Law

Married

29

1852

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ralph

Yardley

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

26

1855

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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