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Household of John King Brain (born 1847, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, 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 King Brain and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John King Brain, born in 1847 in South Barrow, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. John King was the head of the household, married to Mary D P Brain, born in 1846 in Weston Bampfylde, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Marie F M D (born 1871 in Ansford, Somerset, England), John K (born 1873 in Ansford, Somerset, England), Beta M D (born 1875 in Weston Bampfylde, Somerset, England), James D (born 1877 in Weston Bampfylde, Somerset, England) and William (born 1879 in Weston Bampfylde, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John King's Servant, Julia Carter, born in 1862 in Glastonbury, Somerset, England.


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John King Brain's household

Male

John King

Brain

Head
Female

Mary D P

Brain

Wife
Female

Marie F M D

Brain

Daughter
Male

John K

Brain

Son
Female

Beta M D

Brain

Daughter
Male

James D

Brain

Son
Male

William

Brain

Son
Female

Julia

Carter

Servant
First name(s) John King
Last name Brain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place South Barrow, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John King

Brain

Head

Married

34

1847

South Barrow, Somerset, England

Mary D P

Brain

Wife

Married

35

1846

Weston Bampfylde, Somerset, England

Marie F M D

Brain

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ansford, Somerset, England

John K

Brain

Son

Single

8

1873

Ansford, Somerset, England

Beta M D

Brain

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Weston Bampfylde, Somerset, England

James D

Brain

Son

Single

4

1877

Weston Bampfylde, Somerset, England

William

Brain

Son

Single

2

1879

Weston Bampfylde, Somerset, England

Julia

Carter

Servant

Single

19

1862

Glastonbury, Somerset, England

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