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Household of James Brown (born 1835, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Brown, born in 1835 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Brown, born in 1836 in Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1863 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1865 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Elen (born 1869 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1877 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Nellie (born 1855 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and James's Visitor, Nellie (born 1864 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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James Brown's household

Male

James

Brown

Head
Female

Ellen

Brown

Wife
Male

John

Brown

Son
Male

Alexander

Brown

Son
Female

Elen

Brown

Daughter
Female

Christina

Brown

Daughter
Female

Nellie

Thorburn

Servant
Female

Nellie

McIntyre

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Brown

Head

Married

46

1835

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ellen

Brown

Wife

Married

45

1836

Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Brown

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Alexander

Brown

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elen

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Nellie

Thorburn

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Nellie

McIntyre

Visitor

Unmarried

17

1864

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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