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Household of Thomas Brown (born 1851, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, Sussex, 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.

Thomas Brown and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Brown, born in 1851 in Milbourne, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Polly Brown, born in 1849 in -. They had 3 children; Tom (born 1874 in -), Henry (born 1880 in Hove, Sussex, England) and Jane (born 1881 in Hove, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Sister In Law, Martha (born 1868 in -), Thomas's Lodger, Charles (born 1860 in -) and Thomas's Lodger, James (born 1861 in -).


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Thomas Brown's household

Male

Thomas

Brown

Head
Female

Polly

Brown

Wife
Male

Tom

Brown

Son
Male

Henry

Brown

Son
Female

Jane

Brown

Daughter
Female

Martha

Miller

Sister In Law
Male

Charles

Rolls

Lodger
Male

James

Wrice

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Milbourne, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Brown

Head

Married

30

1851

Milbourne, Dorset, England

Polly

Brown

Wife

Married

32

1849

-

Tom

Brown

Son

Single

7

1874

-

Henry

Brown

Son

Single

1

1880

Hove, Sussex, England

Jane

Brown

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hove, Sussex, England

Martha

Miller

Sister In Law

Single

13

1868

-

Charles

Rolls

Lodger

Single

21

1860

-

James

Wrice

Lodger

Single

20

1861

-

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