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Household of John Brownsey (born 1841, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

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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 Brownsey and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brownsey, born in 1841 in Oakhill, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Brownsey, born in 1856 in Wethersfield, Essex, England. They had 3 children; Frank (born 1878 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Maud (born 1880 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England) and Bertha (born 1869 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Alfred Hill, born in 1858 in Somerset, England.


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John Brownsey's household

Male

John

Brownsey

Head
Female

Martha

Brownsey

Wife
Male

Frank

Brownsey

Son
Female

Maud

Brownsey

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Hill

Boarder
Female

Bertha

Weston

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Brownsey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Oakhill, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brownsey

Head

Married

40

1841

Oakhill, Somerset, England

Martha

Brownsey

Wife

Married

25

1856

Wethersfield, Essex, England

Frank

Brownsey

Son

Single

3

1878

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Maud

Brownsey

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Alfred

Hill

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Somerset, England

Bertha

Weston

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

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