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Household of Peter Brown (born 1818, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Erskine, Renfrewshire, 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.

Peter Brown and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Brown, born in 1818 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Brown, born in 1836 in Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1875 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William (born 1876 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Step Son, David (born 1865 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Peter's Step Daughter, Mary (born 1869 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Peter's Servant, Mary A (born 1861 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Peter Brown's household

Male

Peter

Brown

Head
Female

Mary

Brown

Wife
Male

Robert

Brown

Son
Male

William

Brown

Son
Male

David

Raeside

Step Son
Female

Mary

Raeside

Step Daughter
Female

Mary A

Forrest

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Brown

Head

Married

63

1818

Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Brown

Wife

Married

45

1836

Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Robert

Brown

Son

-

6

1875

Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Brown

Son

-

5

1876

Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David

Raeside

Step Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Raeside

Step Daughter

-

12

1869

Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary A

Forrest

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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