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Household of John Brown (born 1841, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Germans, Cornwall, 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 Brown and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brown, born in 1841 in Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maria Brown, born in 1841 in Kingsbridge, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Edith (born 1864 in Plymouth, Devon, England), John W (born 1866 in Devonport, Devon, England), Charles (born 1869 in Millbrook, Cornwall, England), Bessie (born 1872 in Millbrook, Cornwall, England), Emily (born 1873 in Millbrook, Cornwall, England) and Reginald (born 1880 in Millbrook, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother Law, Mary Luscombe, born in 1816 in Aveton Gifford, Devon, England.


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John Brown's household

Male

John

Brown

Head
Female

Maria

Brown

Wife
Female

Edith

Brown

Daughter
Male

John W

Brown

Son
Male

Charles

Brown

Son
Female

Bessie

Brown

Daughter
Female

Emily

Brown

Daughter
Male

Reginald

Brown

Son
Female

Mary

Luscombe

Mother Law
First name(s) John
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brown

Head

Married

40

1841

Devon, England

Maria

Brown

Wife

Married

40

1841

Kingsbridge, Devon, England

Edith

Brown

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Plymouth, Devon, England

John W

Brown

Son

Single

15

1866

Devonport, Devon, England

Charles

Brown

Son

Single

12

1869

Millbrook, Cornwall, England

Bessie

Brown

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Millbrook, Cornwall, England

Emily

Brown

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Millbrook, Cornwall, England

Reginald

Brown

Son

Single

1

1880

Millbrook, Cornwall, England

Mary

Luscombe

Mother Law

Widow

65

1816

Aveton Gifford, Devon, England

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