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Household of Robert Brown (born 1840, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 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 1840 in Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Isabel Brown, born in 1839 in Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; Rachel I (born 1871 in Crawcrook, Durham, England), Margaret A (born 1874 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), Mary Isab (born 1876 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England) and Robert Thos (born 1880 in Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Lodger, John Davidson, born in 1851 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Robert Brown's household

Male

Robert

Brown

Head
Female

Isabel

Brown

Wife
Female

Rachel I

Brown

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Brown

Daughter
Female

Mary Isab

Brown

Daughter
Male

Robert Thos

Brown

Son
Male

John

Davidson

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Brown

Head

Married

41

1840

Northumberland, England

Isabel

Brown

Wife

Married

42

1839

Northumberland, England

Rachel I

Brown

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Crawcrook, Durham, England

Margaret A

Brown

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Mary Isab

Brown

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Robert Thos

Brown

Son

Single

1

1880

Northumberland, England

John

Davidson

Lodger

Widower

30

1851

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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