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Household of Matthew J Brown (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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.

Matthew J Brown and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew J Brown, born in 1837 in Cheetham Hill, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Matthew J was the head of the household, married to Eliza Brown, born in 1836 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Eleanor L (born 1864 in Stretford, Lancashire, England), Robert T (born 1866 in Stretford, Lancashire, England), James W (born 1869 in Stretford, Lancashire, England), Eliza G (born 1870 in Stretford, Lancashire, England) and William H (born 1873 in Stretford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew J's Sister, Hannah (born 1836 in Cheetham Hill, Lancashire, England) and Matthew J's Servant, Jessie (born 1854 in Crewe, Cheshire, England).


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Matthew J Brown's household

Male

Matthew J

Brown

Head
Female

Eliza

Brown

Wife
Female

Eleanor L

Brown

Daughter
Male

Robert T

Brown

Son
Male

James W

Brown

Son
Female

Eliza G

Brown

Daughter
Male

William H

Brown

Son
Female

Hannah

Brown

Sister
Female

Jessie

Shootbridge

Servant
First name(s) Matthew J
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Cheetham Hill, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew J

Brown

Head

Married

44

1837

Cheetham Hill, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Brown

Wife

Married

45

1836

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Eleanor L

Brown

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Robert T

Brown

Son

Single

15

1866

Stretford, Lancashire, England

James W

Brown

Son

Single

12

1869

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Eliza G

Brown

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Stretford, Lancashire, England

William H

Brown

Son

Single

8

1873

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Brown

Sister

Single

45

1836

Cheetham Hill, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Shootbridge

Servant

Single

27

1854

Crewe, Cheshire, England

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