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Household of John Watson Brown (born 1838, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Watson Brown and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watson Brown, born in 1838 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, consisted of 6 members. John Watson was the head of the household, married to James Ironside Brown, born in 1873 in Kingussie, Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James Ironside (born 1873 in Kingussie, Invernessshire, Scotland), John S Ironside (born 1877 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William B Ironside (born 1879 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander B Ironside (born 1881 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John Watson's Boarder, Margaret Ironside, born in 1806 in Kingussie, Invernessshire, Scotland.


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John Watson Brown's household

Male

John Watson

Brown

Head
Male

James Ironside

Brown

Son
Male

John S Ironside

Brown

Son
Male

William B Ironside

Brown

Son
Male

Alexander B Ironside

Brown

Son
Female

Margaret

Ironside

Boarder
First name(s) John Watson
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John Watson

Brown

Head

Married

43

1838

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

James Ironside

Brown

Son

-

8

1873

Kingussie, Invernessshire, Scotland

John S Ironside

Brown

Son

-

4

1877

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William B Ironside

Brown

Son

-

2

1879

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander B Ironside

Brown

Son

-

0

1881

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Ironside

Boarder

Unmarried

75

1806

Kingussie, Invernessshire, Scotland

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