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Household of John Brown (born 1846, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brown, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah McLanchlin Or Brown, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Sarah (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Williamina (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, George (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Peter (born 1847 in Ireland).


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John Brown's household

Male

John

Brown

Head
Female

Sarah

McLanchlin Or Brown

Wife
Female

Sarah

Brown

Daughter
Female

Helen

Brown

Daughter
Female

Williamina

Brown

Daughter
Male

George

Cunningham

Nephew
Male

Peter

Kelly

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brown

Head

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

McLanchlin Or Brown

Wife

Married

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Brown

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Brown

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Williamina

Brown

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Cunningham

Nephew

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Kelly

Boarder

Unmarried

34

1847

Ireland

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