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Household of John Brain (born 1829, Somerset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wincanton, Somerset, England
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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 Brain and 12 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brain, born in 1829 in Corton Denham, Somerset, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth M Brain, born in 1839 in Langton, Dorset, England. They had 9 children; John (born 1857 in Corton Denham, Somerset, England), Herbert R (born 1860 in Corton Denham, Somerset, England), Maurice W (born 1864 in Corton Denham, Somerset, England), Rosa K (born 1866 in Corton Denham, Somerset, England), Ella S (born 1868 in Corton Denham, Somerset, England), Arthur T (born 1870 in Corton Denham, Somerset, England), Clara (born 1872 in Corton Denham, Somerset, England), Florence M (born 1874 in Corton Denham, Somerset, England) and Sidney (born 1876 in Corton Denham, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1825 in Winchester, Hampshire, England) and John's Servant, Mary A (born 1865 in Corton Denham, Somerset, England).
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John Brain's household
John
Brain
Head
Elizabeth M
Brain
Wife
John
Brain
Son
Herbert R
Brain
Son
Maurice W
Brain
Son
Rosa K
Brain
Daughter
Ella S
Brain
Daughter
Arthur T
Brain
Son
Clara
Brain
Daughter
Florence M
Brain
Daughter
Sidney
Brain
Son
Elizabeth
Vivian
Visitor
Mary A
Beach
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Brain |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Corton Denham, Somerset, England |
Household members (13 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Brain | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Corton Denham, Somerset, England | |
Elizabeth M | Brain | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Langton, Dorset, England | |
John | Brain | Son | Married | 24 | 1857 | Corton Denham, Somerset, England | |
Herbert R | Brain | Son | Single | 21 | 1860 | Corton Denham, Somerset, England | |
Maurice W | Brain | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Corton Denham, Somerset, England | |
Rosa K | Brain | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Corton Denham, Somerset, England | |
Ella S | Brain | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Corton Denham, Somerset, England | |
Arthur T | Brain | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Corton Denham, Somerset, England | |
Clara | Brain | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Corton Denham, Somerset, England | |
Florence M | Brain | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Corton Denham, Somerset, England | |
Sidney | Brain | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Corton Denham, Somerset, England | |
Elizabeth | Vivian | Visitor | Widow | 56 | 1825 | Winchester, Hampshire, England | |
Mary A | Beach | Servant | Single | 16 | 1865 | Corton Denham, Somerset, England |
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