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Household of Matthias Brown (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Matthias Brown and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthias Brown, born in 1847 in Dodworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Matthias was the head of the household, married to Caroline Brown, born in 1852 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 4 children; Walter (born 1873 in Dodworth, Yorkshire, England), Kitty (born 1876 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England), Benjamin (born 1878 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Adeline (born 1881 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthias's Boarder, Joseph (born 1842 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England) and Matthias's Boarder, John W (born 1861 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England).


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Matthias Brown's household

Male

Matthias

Brown

Head
Female

Caroline

Brown

Wife
Male

Walter

Brown

Son
Female

Kitty

Brown

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Brown

Son
Female

Adeline

Brown

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Calvert

Boarder
Male

John W

Sykes

Boarder
First name(s) Matthias
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Dodworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthias

Brown

Head

Married

34

1847

Dodworth, Yorkshire, England

Caroline

Brown

Wife

Married

29

1852

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Walter

Brown

Son

Single

8

1873

Dodworth, Yorkshire, England

Kitty

Brown

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Benjamin

Brown

Son

Single

3

1878

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Adeline

Brown

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Calvert

Boarder

Single

39

1842

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

John W

Sykes

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

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