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Household of James Brown (born 1854, Renfrewshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Brown, born in 1854 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Brown, born in 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Mary (born 1826 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Brother-In-Law, John (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Brown's household

Male

James

Brown

Head
Female

Margaret

Brown

Wife
Male

William

Brown

Son
Male

John

Brown

Son
Female

Mary

Brown

Daughter
Female

Mary

Mark

Mother-In-Law
Male

John

Mark

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Brown

Head

Married

27

1854

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Brown

Wife

Married

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Brown

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Brown

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Brown

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Mark

Mother-In-Law

Widow

55

1826

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Mark

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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