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Household of John Brown (born 1820)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 1820 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Brown, born in 1818 in Aberdeen, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1852 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1855 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1855 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Grace (born 1860 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Jane Evans, born in 1865 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Brown's household

Male

John

Brown

Head
Female

Catherine

Brown

Wife
Female

Mary

Brown

Daughter
Male

David

Brown

Son
Male

John

Brown

Son
Female

Grace

Brown

Daughter
Female

Jane

Evans

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brown

Head

Married

61

1820

England

Catherine

Brown

Wife

Married

63

1818

Aberdeen, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Brown

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Brown

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Evans

Granddaughter

-

16

1865

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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