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Household of Richard Brown (born 1831, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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.

Richard Brown and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Brown, born in 1831 in Heathfield, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Edith Brown, born in 1837 in Heathfield, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1857 in Heathfield, Somerset, England), Kate (born 1870 in Heathfield, Somerset, England), Charley (born 1873 in Heathfield, Somerset, England), Tom (born 1875 in Heathfield, Somerset, England) and Annie (born 1878 in Heathfield, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Mother In Law, Edith Bodger, born in 1787 in Heathfield, Somerset, England.


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Richard Brown's household

Male

Richard

Brown

Head
Female

Edith

Brown

Wife
Male

Joseph

Brown

Son
Female

Kate

Brown

Daughter
Male

Charley

Brown

Son
Male

Tom

Brown

Son
Female

Annie

Brown

Daughter
Female

Edith

Bodger

Mother In Law
First name(s) Richard
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Heathfield, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Brown

Head

Married

50

1831

Heathfield, Somerset, England

Edith

Brown

Wife

Married

44

1837

Heathfield, Somerset, England

Joseph

Brown

Son

Single

24

1857

Heathfield, Somerset, England

Kate

Brown

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Heathfield, Somerset, England

Charley

Brown

Son

Single

8

1873

Heathfield, Somerset, England

Tom

Brown

Son

Single

6

1875

Heathfield, Somerset, England

Annie

Brown

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Heathfield, Somerset, England

Edith

Bodger

Mother In Law

Widow

94

1787

Heathfield, Somerset, England

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