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Household of James Brownlie (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 Brownlie and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Brownlie, born in 1843 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Brownlie, born in 1836 in St Helena. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Son, Thomas (born 1855 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James's Step Son, James (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Son-In-Law, Peter (born 1859 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and James's Step Daughter, Margaret (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Brownlie's household

Male

James

Brownlie

Head
Female

Margaret

Brownlie

Wife
Female

Mary

Brownlie

Daughter
Male

William

Brownlie

Son
Male

Robert

Brownlie

Son
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Step Son
Male

James

Robertson

Step Son
Male

Peter

McRae

Son-In-Law
Female

Margaret

McRae

Step Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Brownlie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Brownlie

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Margaret

Brownlie

Wife

Married

45

1836

St Helena

Mary

Brownlie

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Brownlie

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Brownlie

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Shaw

Step Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Robertson

Step Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

McRae

Son-In-Law

Married

22

1859

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

McRae

Step Daughter

Married

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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