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Household of Robert Brown (born 1831, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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.

Robert Brown and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Brown, born in 1831 in Norfolk, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Brown, born in 1834 in Gateshead, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Rachel (born 1858 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), George (born 1862 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and William Foster (born 1863 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Nephew, William (born 1870 in -) and Robert's Boarder, John Chadwick (born 1862 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England).


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Robert Brown's household

Male

Robert

Brown

Head
Female

Margaret

Brown

Wife
Female

Rachel

Brown

Daughter
Male

George

Brown

Son
Male

William Foster

Brown

Son
Male

William

Foster

Nephew
Male

John Chadwick

Brown

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Norfolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Brown

Head

Married

50

1831

Norfolk, England

Margaret

Brown

Wife

Married

47

1834

Gateshead, Durham, England

Rachel

Brown

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

George

Brown

Son

Single

19

1862

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

William Foster

Brown

Son

Single

18

1863

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

William

Foster

Nephew

Single

11

1870

-

John Chadwick

Brown

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

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