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Household of John Brown (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brown, born in 1841 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Brown, born in 1845 in Heywood, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Joseph (born 1867 in Scotland), Annie (born 1865 in Scotland), Samuel (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sarah Jane (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Joseph Arding, born in 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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John Brown's household

Male

John

Brown

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Brown

Wife
Male

Joseph

Brown

Son
Female

Annie

Brown

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Brown

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Brown

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Brown

Son
Male

Joseph

Arding

Lodger
Female

Mary Ann

Arding

Wife
Male

William

Arding

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brown

Head

Married

40

1841

Scotland

Elizabeth

Brown

Wife

Married

36

1845

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Brown

Son

Single

14

1867

Scotland

Annie

Brown

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Scotland

Samuel

Brown

Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Brown

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Brown

Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Arding

Lodger

Married

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Arding

Wife

Married

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Arding

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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