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Household of John Brown (born 1826, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brown, born in 1826 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Brown, born in 1826 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mirren (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Grandson, John McLean, born in 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Brown's household

Male

John

Brown

Head
Female

Mary

Brown

Wife
Male

John

Brown

Son
Male

William

Brown

Son
Male

James

Brown

Son
Female

Agnes

Brown

Daughter
Female

Mirren

Brown

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Brown

Daughter
Male

John

McLean

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brown

Head

Married

55

1826

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Brown

Wife

Married

55

1826

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Brown

Son

Unmarried

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Brown

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Brown

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mirren

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McLean

Grandson

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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