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Household of Richard Brown (born 1850, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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.

Richard Brown and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Brown, born in 1850 in Iron Bridge, Shropshire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Alice Brown, born in 1852 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Beatrice (born 1873 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England), John (born 1875 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England), Louise (born 1878 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England) and Walter (born 1879 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Boarder, Martha E Hopkinson, born in 1855 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England.


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Richard Brown's household

Male

Richard

Brown

Head
Female

Alice

Brown

Wife
Female

Beatrice

Brown

Daughter
Male

John

Brown

Son
Female

Louise

Brown

Daughter
Male

Walter

Brown

Son
Female

Martha E

Hopkinson

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Iron Bridge, Shropshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Brown

Head

Married

31

1850

Iron Bridge, Shropshire, England

Alice

Brown

Wife

Married

29

1852

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Beatrice

Brown

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

John

Brown

Son

Single

6

1875

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

Louise

Brown

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

Walter

Brown

Son

Single

2

1879

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

Martha E

Hopkinson

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

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