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Household of James Brownlee (born 1847, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mid Calder, 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 Brownlee and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Brownlee, born in 1847 in Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Brownlee, born in 1829 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1856 in Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Jane (born 1858 in Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Mary (born 1861 in Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Isabella (born 1864 in Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1867 in Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes (born 1869 in Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1871 in Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, John (born 1838 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and James's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Brownlee's household

Male

James

Brownlee

Head
Female

Margaret

Brownlee

Wife
Male

Robert

Brownlee

Son
Female

Jane

Brownlee

Daughter
Female

Mary

Brownlee

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Brownlee

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Brownlee

Son
Female

Agnes

Brownlee

Daughter
Male

John

Brownlee

Son
Male

John

Hamilton

Servant
Female

Mary

Main

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Brownlee
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Brownlee

Head

Married

34

1847

Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Brownlee

Wife

Married

52

1829

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Brownlee

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Brownlee

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Brownlee

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Brownlee

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Brownlee

Son

-

14

1867

Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Brownlee

Daughter

-

12

1869

Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Brownlee

Son

-

10

1871

Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Hamilton

Servant

-

43

1838

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Main

Servant

-

20

1861

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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