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Household of John Brown (born 1843, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1843 in Sutton, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Brown, born in 1837 in Gamston, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1866 in Gamston, Nottinghamshire, England), Herbert J (born 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Mary L (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Ethel A (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Charles (born 1841 in Gamston, Nottinghamshire, England), John's Visitor, Mary (born 1848 in Sutton, Nottinghamshire, England), John's Visitor, Arthur L (born 1869 in Tockwith, Nottinghamshire, England) and John's Visitor, Clara (born 1876 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England).


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John Brown's household

Male

John

Brown

Head
Female

Sarah

Brown

Wife
Male

William

Brown

Son
Male

Herbert J

Brown

Son
Female

Mary L

Brown

Daughter
Female

Ethel A

Brown

Daughter
Male

Charles

Laughton

Visitor
Female

Mary

Laughton

Visitor
Male

Arthur L

Laughton

Visitor
Female

Clara

Laughton

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Sutton, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brown

Head

Married

38

1843

Sutton, Nottinghamshire, England

Sarah

Brown

Wife

Married

44

1837

Gamston, Nottinghamshire, England

William

Brown

Son

Single

15

1866

Gamston, Nottinghamshire, England

Herbert J

Brown

Son

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary L

Brown

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ethel A

Brown

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Laughton

Visitor

Married

40

1841

Gamston, Nottinghamshire, England

Mary

Laughton

Visitor

Married

33

1848

Sutton, Nottinghamshire, England

Arthur L

Laughton

Visitor

Single

12

1869

Tockwith, Nottinghamshire, England

Clara

Laughton

Visitor

Single

5

1876

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

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