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Household of James Brown (born 1841, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Brown, born in 1841 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Brown, born in 1842 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1861 in City, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine (born 1862 in City, Midlothian, Scotland), Bridget (born 1867 in City, Midlothian, Scotland), Annie (born 1871 in City, Midlothian, Scotland), Martin (born 1874 in City, Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1876 in City, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Granddaughter, Mary Duffy, born in 1881 in City, Midlothian, Scotland.


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James Brown's household

Male

James

Brown

Head
Female

Catherine

Brown

Wife
Female

Mary

Duffy

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Brown

Daughter
Female

Bridget

Brown

Daughter
Female

Annie

Brown

Daughter
Male

Martin

Brown

Son
Male

John

Brown

Son
Female

Mary

Duffy

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Brown

Head

Married

40

1841

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

Brown

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Mary

Duffy

Daughter

Married

20

1861

City, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

City, Midlothian, Scotland

Bridget

Brown

Daughter

-

14

1867

City, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Brown

Daughter

-

10

1871

City, Midlothian, Scotland

Martin

Brown

Son

-

7

1874

City, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Brown

Son

-

5

1876

City, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Duffy

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

City, Midlothian, Scotland

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