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Household of Joseph Brain (born 1843, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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.

Joseph Brain and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Brain, born in 1843 in Warwickshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Barbara Brain, born in 1841 in Risca, Monmouthshire, Wales. They had 3 children; Mary E (born 1870 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), William H (born 1873 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Edith Alice (born 1875 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Mother, Elizabeth Brain, born in 1813 in Warwickshire, England.


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Joseph Brain's household

Male

Joseph

Brain

Head
Female

Barbara

Brain

Wife
Female

Mary E

Brain

Daughter
Male

William H

Brain

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Brain

Mother
Female

Edith Alice

Brain

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Brain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Warwickshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Brain

Head

Married

38

1843

Warwickshire, England

Barbara

Brain

Wife

Married

40

1841

Risca, Monmouthshire, Wales

Mary E

Brain

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

William H

Brain

Son

Single

8

1873

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Brain

Mother

Widow

68

1813

Warwickshire, England

Edith Alice

Brain

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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