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Household of John A Brown (born 1831, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lerwick & Gulberwick, Shetland, 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.

John A Brown and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John A Brown, born in 1831 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. John A was the head of the household, married to Margaret G Brown, born in 1832 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane Eliz (born 1862 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), James John (born 1865 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Barbara (born 1868 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Alex Gillie (born 1870 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Margaret Anne (born 1874 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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John A Brown's household

Male

John A

Brown

Head
Female

Margaret G

Brown

Wife
Female

Jane Eliz

Brown

Daughter
Male

James John

Brown

Son
Female

Barbara

Brown

Daughter
Male

Alex Gillie

Brown

Son
Female

Margaret Anne

Brown

Daughter
First name(s) John A
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John A

Brown

Head

Married

50

1831

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret G

Brown

Wife

Married

49

1832

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jane Eliz

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

James John

Brown

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Barbara

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Alex Gillie

Brown

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret Anne

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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