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Household of John Brown (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brown, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Brown, born in 1844 in Ireland. They had 6 children; William (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Patrick (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Edward (born 1857 in Ireland) and John's Visitor, Thomas (born 1860 in Ireland).


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John Brown's household

Male

John

Brown

Head
Female

Mary

Brown

Wife
Male

William

Brown

Son
Male

Joseph

Brown

Son
Male

Patrick

Brown

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Brown

Daughter
Male

John

Brown Jr

Son
Female

Catherine

Brown

Daughter
Male

Edward

Harrigan

Visitor
Male

Thomas

Harrigan

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brown

Head

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Brown

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ireland

William

Brown

Son

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Brown

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Patrick

Brown

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Brown

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Brown Jr

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Brown

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edward

Harrigan

Visitor

Unmarried

24

1857

Ireland

Thomas

Harrigan

Visitor

Unmarried

21

1860

Ireland

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