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Household of John Brown (born 1829, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brown, born in 1829 in Ayr, Ayrshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Cath Brown, born in 1822 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1860 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland) and William (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Barbara (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Grandson, Hugh (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Visitor, Mary (born 1858 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, Kath (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Visitor, Maggie (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Visitor, Janet (born 1824 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, William (born 1822 in Ayrshire, Scotland).


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John Brown's household

Male

John

Brown

Head
Female

Cath

Brown

Wife
Female

Jane

Brown

Daughter
Male

William

Brown

Son
Female

Barbara

Brown

Granddaughter
Male

Hugh

Brown

Grandson
Female

Mary

Eadie

Visitor
Female

Kath

Eadie

Visitor
Female

Maggie

Eadie

Visitor
Female

Janet

McNaught

Visitor
Male

William

Porter

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brown

Head

Married

52

1829

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Cath

Brown

Wife

Married

59

1822

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Brown

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Barbara

Brown

Granddaughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Hugh

Brown

Grandson

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Eadie

Visitor

Married

23

1858

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Kath

Eadie

Visitor

Unmarried

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie

Eadie

Visitor

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

McNaught

Visitor

Unmarried

57

1824

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Porter

Visitor

Widower

59

1822

Ayrshire, Scotland

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