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Household of John Brown (born 1842, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambusnethan, 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 1842 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Brown, born in 1844 in Coatdyke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1863 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Priscilla (born 1870 in Salsburgh, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Whitehill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Christina (born 1877 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Ann (born 1880 in Morningside, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Brown's household

Male

John

Brown

Head
Female

Mary

Brown

Wife
Male

James

Brown

Son
Male

John

Brown

Son
Female

Priscilla

Brown

Daughter
Female

Mary

Brown

Daughter
Male

William

Brown

Son
Female

Christina

Brown

Daughter
Female

Ann

Brown

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brown

Head

Married

39

1842

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Brown

Wife

Married

37

1844

Coatdyke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Brown

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Brown

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Priscilla

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Salsburgh, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Whitehill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Brown

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Christina

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Ann

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Morningside, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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