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Household of John Brown (born 1814, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, Orkney, Scotland

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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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brown, born in 1814 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Barbra Brown, born in 1807 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1834 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter-In-Law, Margaret (born 1839 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), John's Grandson, George Wm (born 1862 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), John's Grandson, John (born 1866 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Christina (born 1863 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), John's Grandson, Robert (born 1869 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Catherine (born 1869 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Helen (born 1872 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), John's Grandson, James (born 1875 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Barbra (born 1877 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1880 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).


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John Brown's household

Male

John

Brown

Head
Female

Barbra

Brown

Wife
Male

John

Brown

Son
Female

Margaret

Brown

Daughter-In-Law
Male

George Wm

Brown

Grandson
Male

John

Brown

Grandson
Female

Christina

Brown

Granddaughter
Male

Robert

Brown

Grandson
Female

Catherine

Brown

Granddaughter
Female

Helen

Brown

Granddaughter
Male

James

Brown

Grandson
Female

Barbra

Brown

Granddaughter
Female

Margaret

Brown

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brown

Head

Married

67

1814

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Barbra

Brown

Wife

Married

74

1807

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

John

Brown

Son

Unmarried

47

1834

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Brown

Daughter-In-Law

Married

42

1839

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

George Wm

Brown

Grandson

Unmarried

19

1862

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

John

Brown

Grandson

Unmarried

15

1866

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Christina

Brown

Granddaughter

-

18

1863

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Brown

Grandson

-

12

1869

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Brown

Granddaughter

-

12

1869

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Helen

Brown

Granddaughter

-

9

1872

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

James

Brown

Grandson

-

6

1875

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Barbra

Brown

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Brown

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

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