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Household of James Brown (born 1835, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 Auchinleck, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Katherine Brown, born in 1831 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary Agness (born 1866 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Margaret Ramsay C (born 1874 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Henry (born 1839 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Agness (born 1854 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Christina (born 1859 in -).


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James Brown's household

Male

James

Brown

Head
Female

Katherine

Brown

Wife
Female

Mary Agness

Brown

Daughter
Male

Robert

Brown

Son
Female

Margaret Ramsay C

Brown

Daughter
Male

Henry

Glen

Visitor
Female

Agness

McKean

Servant
Female

Christina

Grant

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Auchinleck, 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

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

Katherine

Brown

Wife

Married

50

1831

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Agness

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Brown

Son

-

11

1870

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret Ramsay C

Brown

Daughter

-

7

1874

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Henry

Glen

Visitor

Married

42

1839

Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agness

McKean

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Christina

Grant

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

-

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