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Household of Richard Brown (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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.

Richard Brown and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Brown, born in 1838 in Dodworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Louisa Brown, born in 1841 in Gawber, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1861 in Dodworth, Yorkshire, England), Lavinia (born 1866 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Ann (born 1869 in Dodworth, Yorkshire, England), Adam (born 1872 in Higham, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1874 in Dodworth, Yorkshire, England), Thomas R (born 1879 in Silkstone, Yorkshire, England) and Lucy (born 1880 in Silkstone, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Lodger, Robert (born 1858 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Lodger, William (born 1858 in Dodworth, Yorkshire, England).


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Richard Brown's household

Male

Richard

Brown

Head
Female

Louisa

Brown

Wife
Female

Mary

Brown

Daughter
Female

Lavinia

Brown

Daughter
Female

Ann

Brown

Daughter
Male

Adam

Brown

Son
Female

Hannah

Brown

Daughter
Male

Thomas R

Brown

Son
Female

Lucy

Brown

Daughter
Male

Robert

Fairest

Lodger
Male

William

Hoyland

Lodger
First name(s) Richard
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Dodworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Brown

Head

Married

43

1838

Dodworth, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Brown

Wife

Married

40

1841

Gawber, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Brown

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Dodworth, Yorkshire, England

Lavinia

Brown

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Brown

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Dodworth, Yorkshire, England

Adam

Brown

Son

Single

9

1872

Higham, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Brown

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Dodworth, Yorkshire, England

Thomas R

Brown

Son

Single

2

1879

Silkstone, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Brown

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Silkstone, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Fairest

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Hindley, Lancashire, England

William

Hoyland

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Dodworth, Yorkshire, England

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