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Household of James Brownlee (born 1830, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Brownlee, born in 1830 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Brownlee, born in 1831 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1852 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1854 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Alexander (born 1861 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Mary (born 1859 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Lilias (born 1870 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Isabella Owen, born in 1860 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Brownlee's household

Male

James

Brownlee

Head
Female

Catherine

Brownlee

Wife
Male

James

Brownlee

Son
Male

John

Brownlee

Son
Male

Alexander

Brownlee

Son
Female

Mary

Brownlee

Daughter
Female

Lilias

Brownlee

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Owen

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Brownlee
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Brownlee

Head

Married

51

1830

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Brownlee

Wife

Married

50

1831

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Brownlee

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Brownlee

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Brownlee

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Brownlee

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Lilias

Brownlee

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Owen

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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