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Household of John Ritchie Brown (born 1831, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Ardrossan, Ayrshire, 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 Ritchie Brown and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ritchie Brown, born in 1831 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, consisted of 12 members. John Ritchie was the head of the household, married to Mary Henderson Or Brown, born in 1841 in Fife, Scotland. They had 8 children; Maggie (born 1869 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland), Ellen Ronald (born 1870 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland), William Mackenzie (born 1871 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland), Mary Henderson (born 1872 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland), John Ritchie (born 1874 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland), Alexina (born 1875 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland), Ann W (born 1877 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland) and James E (born 1880 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John Ritchie's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland) and John Ritchie's Servant, Jeanie (born 1856 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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John Ritchie Brown's household

Male

John Ritchie

Brown

Head
Female

Mary

Henderson Or Brown

Wife
Female

Maggie

Brown

Daughter
Female

Ellen Ronald

Brown

Daughter
Male

William Mackenzie

Brown

Son
Female

Mary Henderson

Brown

Daughter
Male

John Ritchie

Brown

Son
Female

Alexina

Brown

Daughter
Female

Ann W

Brown

Daughter
Male

James E

Brown

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Taylor

Servant
Female

Jeanie

Hamilton

Servant
First name(s) John Ritchie
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Ritchie

Brown

Head

Married

50

1831

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Henderson Or Brown

Wife

Married

40

1841

Fife, Scotland

Maggie

Brown

Daughter

-

12

1869

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ellen Ronald

Brown

Daughter

-

11

1870

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

William Mackenzie

Brown

Son

-

10

1871

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary Henderson

Brown

Daughter

-

9

1872

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

John Ritchie

Brown

Son

-

7

1874

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Alexina

Brown

Daughter

-

6

1875

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ann W

Brown

Daughter

-

4

1877

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

James E

Brown

Son

-

1

1880

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Taylor

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Hamilton

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

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