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Household of John Brown (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, Lancashire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brown, born in 1845 in , consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Winifred Brown, born in 1848 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Ellen (born 1870 in Ainsworth, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1873 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1874 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1878 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England), John (born 1879 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Frank (born 1851 in Ireland), John's Boarder, Edwin (born 1859 in Ireland) and John's Servant, Maria (born 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John Brown's household

Male

John

Brown

Head
Female

Winifred

Brown

Wife
Female

Ellen

Brown

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Brown

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Brown

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Brown

Son
Male

John

Brown

Son
Male

Thomas

Brown

Son
Male

Frank

Brennan

Boarder
Male

Edwin

Finn

Boarder
Female

Maria

Robertson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brown

Head

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Winifred

Brown

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Ellen

Brown

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ainsworth, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Brown

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Brown

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Brown

Son

Single

3

1878

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

John

Brown

Son

Single

2

1879

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Brown

Son

Single

0

1881

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Frank

Brennan

Boarder

-

30

1851

Ireland

Edwin

Finn

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Ireland

Maria

Robertson

Servant

-

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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