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Household of John Brown (born 1844, Northamptonshire)

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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brown, born in 1844 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Brown, born in 1850 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Adopted Daughter, G B (born 1878 in Yorkshire, England), John's Sister In Law, Clara (born 1863 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England) and John's Sister In Law, Betsy (born 1857 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England).


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John Brown's household

Male

John

Brown

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Brown

Wife
Female

G B

Lancaster

Adopted Daughter
Female

Clara

Elkington

Sister In Law
Female

Betsy

Elkington

Sister In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brown

Head

Married

37

1844

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Mary Ann

Brown

Wife

Married

31

1850

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

G B

Lancaster

Adopted Daughter

Single

3

1878

Yorkshire, England

Clara

Elkington

Sister In Law

Single

18

1863

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

Betsy

Elkington

Sister In Law

Single

24

1857

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

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