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Household of James Brown (born 1840, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Brown, born in 1840 in Borthwick, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Brown, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1865 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Christian (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Brown's household

Male

James

Brown

Head
Female

Janet

Brown

Wife
Female

Margaret

Brown

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Brown

Son
Female

Christian

Brown

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Brown

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Brown

Head

Married

41

1840

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Brown

Wife

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Brown

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christian

Brown

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Brown

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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