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Household of John Brown (born 1818, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brown, born in 1818 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Brown, born in 1796 in Preston, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's -, Margaret (born 1796 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John's -, Thomas (born 1846 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John's -, Ellen (born 1839 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John's -, G (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John's -, A (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and John's -, William (born 1868 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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John Brown's household

Male

John

Brown

Head
Female

Margaret

Brown

-
Male

Thomas

Clayton

-
Female

Ellen

Clayton

-
Female

G

Clayton

-
Female

A

Hill

-
Male

William

Hill

-
First name(s) John
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brown

Head

Married

63

1818

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Brown

-

Widow

85

1796

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Clayton

-

-

35

1846

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Clayton

-

-

42

1839

Preston, Lancashire, England

G

Clayton

-

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

A

Hill

-

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Hill

-

Single

13

1868

Preston, Lancashire, England

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