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Household of Josiah Brown (born 1851, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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.

Josiah Brown and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Brown, born in 1851 in High Legh, Cheshire, consisted of 11 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Harriet Brown, born in 1850 in Ringway, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Jane Ann (born 1874 in High Legh, Cheshire, England), Josiah (born 1875 in High Legh, Cheshire, England), John W (born 1876 in High Legh, Cheshire, England), Alice (born 1878 in High Legh, Cheshire, England) and James Henry (born 1880 in High Legh, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah's Father In Law, John (born 1806 in Ashley, Cheshire, England), Josiah's Mother In Law, Jane (born 1813 in Broad Heath, Cheshire, England) and Josiah's Servant, Ann (born 1845 in Warrington, Lancashire, England).


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Josiah Brown's household

Male

Josiah

Brown

Head
Female

Harriet

Brown

Wife
Female

Jane Ann

Brown

Daughter
Male

Josiah

Brown

Son
Male

John W

Brown

Son
Female

Alice

Brown

Daughter
Male

James Henry

Brown

Son
Male

John

Brown

Father In Law
Female

Jane

Brown

Mother In Law
Male

Josiah

Brown

Head
Female

Ann

Willis

Servant
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place High Legh, Cheshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Brown

Head

Married

30

1851

High Legh, Cheshire, England

Harriet

Brown

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ringway, Cheshire, England

Jane Ann

Brown

Daughter

Single

7

1874

High Legh, Cheshire, England

Josiah

Brown

Son

Single

6

1875

High Legh, Cheshire, England

John W

Brown

Son

Single

5

1876

High Legh, Cheshire, England

Alice

Brown

Daughter

Single

3

1878

High Legh, Cheshire, England

James Henry

Brown

Son

Single

1

1880

High Legh, Cheshire, England

John

Brown

Father In Law

Married

75

1806

Ashley, Cheshire, England

Jane

Brown

Mother In Law

Married

68

1813

Broad Heath, Cheshire, England

Josiah

Brown

Head

Widower

57

1824

High Legh, Cheshire, England

Ann

Willis

Servant

-

36

1845

Warrington, Lancashire, England

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