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Household of John Brown (born 1838, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, 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 Brown and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brown, born in 1838 in Nailsea, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Brown, born in 1840 in Nailsea, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1872 in Rickford, Somerset, England), James (born 1874 in Rickford, Somerset, England) and Bessie (born 1877 in Rickford, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Daughter In Law, Alice Ball, born in 1863 in Woolwich, Kent, England.


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John Brown's household

Male

John

Brown

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Brown

Wife
Male

John

Brown

Son
Male

James

Brown

Son
Female

Bessie

Brown

Daughter
Female

Alice

Ball

Daughter In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Nailsea, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brown

Head

Married

43

1838

Nailsea, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Brown

Wife

Married

41

1840

Nailsea, Somerset, England

John

Brown

Son

Single

9

1872

Rickford, Somerset, England

James

Brown

Son

Single

7

1874

Rickford, Somerset, England

Bessie

Brown

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Rickford, Somerset, England

Alice

Ball

Daughter In Law

Single

18

1863

Woolwich, Kent, England

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