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Household of Joseph Brown (born 1806, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, 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.

Joseph Brown and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Brown, born in 1806 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Phillis, born 1837 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. He had 4 grandchildren; William (born 1856 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), James (born 1868 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1872 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Brother In Law, Richard (born 1815 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Step Son, Joseph (born 1839 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1845 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Brown's household

Male

Joseph

Brown

Head
Male

William

Brown

Grand Son
Male

Richard

Chadderton

Brother In Law
Female

Phillis

Whittaker

Daughter
Male

James

Whittaker

Grand Son
Male

Joseph

Smith

Step Son
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Step Daughter
Male

Robert

Smith

Grand Son
Male

John

Smith

Grand Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 75
Birth year 1806
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Brown

Head

Widower

75

1806

Oldham, Lancashire, England

William

Brown

Grand Son

Single

25

1856

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Richard

Chadderton

Brother In Law

Single

66

1815

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Phillis

Whittaker

Daughter

Widow

44

1837

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James

Whittaker

Grand Son

Single

13

1868

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Smith

Step Son

Married

42

1839

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Step Daughter

Married

36

1845

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Robert

Smith

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John

Smith

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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