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Household of John Brass (born 1837, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandwick, Orkney, 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 Brass and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brass, born in 1837 in Sandwick, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Brass, born in 1835 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary T (born 1869 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Peter (born 1871 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Jane J (born 1873 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland) and Joan (born 1876 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland).


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John Brass's household

Male

John

Brass

Head
Female

Mary

Brass

Wife
Female

Mary T

Brass

Daughter
Male

Peter

Brass

Son
Female

Jane J

Brass

Daughter
Female

Joan

Brass

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Brass
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brass

Head

Married

44

1837

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Brass

Wife

Married

46

1835

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Mary T

Brass

Daughter

-

12

1869

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Peter

Brass

Son

-

10

1871

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Jane J

Brass

Daughter

-

8

1873

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Joan

Brass

Daughter

-

5

1876

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

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