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Household of James Brown (born 1841, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalkeith, Midlothian, 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 1841 in Lochgelly, Fife, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Brown, born in 1841 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1869 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen F (born 1871 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1873 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret J (born 1876 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Cousin, Jane Brown, born in 1828 in Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland.


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James Brown's household

Male

James

Brown

Head
Female

Margaret

Brown

Wife
Male

James

Brown

Son
Female

Helen F

Brown

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Brown

Daughter
Female

Margaret J

Brown

Daughter
Female

Jane

Brown

Cousin
First name(s) James
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Brown

Head

Married

40

1841

Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Brown

Wife

Married

40

1841

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Brown

Son

-

12

1869

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen F

Brown

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Brown

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret J

Brown

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Brown

Cousin

Unmarried

53

1828

Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland

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