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Household of Janet Brown (born 1826, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, 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.

Janet Brown and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Brown, born in 1826 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Janet (born 1862 in Mainholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1865 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1869 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1856 in Mainholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Son-In-Law, Peter (born 1852 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Janet's Granddaughter, Janet (born 1879 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Janet's Grandson, Collin (born 1881 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland).


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Janet Brown's household

Female

Janet

Brown

Head
Female

Janet

Brown

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Brown

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Brown

Daughter
Male

Peter

Deans

Son-In-Law
Female

Mary

Deans

Daughter
Female

Janet

Deans

Granddaughter
Male

Collin

Deans

Grandson
First name(s) Janet
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Brown

Head

Widow

55

1826

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Mainholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Agnes

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Peter

Deans

Son-In-Law

Married

29

1852

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary

Deans

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Mainholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Deans

Granddaughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Collin

Deans

Grandson

Unmarried

0

1881

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

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