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Household of Matthew Brown (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, 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.

Matthew Brown and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Brown, born in 1843 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Sarah (born 1864 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1866 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1872 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Bessie (born 1876 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1878 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Matthew Brown's household

Male

Matthew

Brown

Head
Female

Sarah

Brown

Daughter
Male

David

Brown

Son
Male

James

Brown

Son
Female

Lizzie

Brown

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Brown

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Brown

Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Brown

Head

Widower

38

1843

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Brown

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Brown

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Brown

Daughter

-

9

1872

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bessie

Brown

Daughter

-

5

1876

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Brown

Daughter

-

3

1878

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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