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Household of John Brown (born 1832, Midlothian)

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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brown, born in 1832 in Borthwick, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Esther Brown, born in 1839 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William C (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, James Roberts, born in 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Brown's household

Male

John

Brown

Head
Female

Esther

Brown

Wife
Female

Isabella

Brown

Daughter
Male

John

Brown

Son
Male

William C

Brown

Son
Male

Robert

Brown

Son
Male

James

Roberts

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brown

Head

Married

49

1832

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Esther

Brown

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Isabella

Brown

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Brown

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William C

Brown

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Brown

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Roberts

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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