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Household of John Brown (born 1839, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brown, born in 1839 in Aberdour, Fife, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Brown, born in 1842 in Cluny, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; George (born 1866 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1873 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1875 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and David (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Brown's household

Male

John

Brown

Head
Female

Margaret

Brown

Wife
Male

George

Brown

Son
Male

William

Brown

Son
Male

John

Brown

Son
Female

Janet

Brown

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Brown

Daughter
Male

David

Brown

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brown

Head

Married

42

1839

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Brown

Wife

Married

39

1842

Cluny, Perthshire, Scotland

George

Brown

Son

-

15

1866

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Brown

Son

-

13

1868

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Brown

Son

-

10

1871

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Brown

Daughter

-

8

1873

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie

Brown

Daughter

-

6

1875

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David

Brown

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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