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Household of Thomas Brown (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

Thomas Brown and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Brown, born in 1849 in Billinge, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Brown, born in 1858 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary E (born 1876 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England), William (born 1877 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England), Fred (born 1879 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England) and Matthew (born 1881 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Wifes Sister, Mary J (born 1865 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Son Nephew, Thomas (born 1881 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1855 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Joseph (born 1880 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Brown's household

Male

Thomas

Brown

Head
Female

Mary

Brown

Wife
Female

Mary E

Brown

Daughter
Male

William

Brown

Son
Male

Fred

Brown

Son
Male

Matthew

Brown

Son
Female

Mary J

Lowe

Wifes Sister
Male

Thomas

Lowe

Son Nephew
Female

Elizabeth

Dakin

Lodger
Male

Joseph

Dakin

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Billinge, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Brown

Head

Married

32

1849

Billinge, Lancashire, England

Mary

Brown

Wife

Married

23

1858

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Brown

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

William

Brown

Son

Single

4

1877

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Fred

Brown

Son

Single

2

1879

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Matthew

Brown

Son

Single

0

1881

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Lowe

Wifes Sister

Single

16

1865

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Lowe

Son Nephew

Single

0

1881

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Dakin

Lodger

Married

26

1855

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Dakin

Lodger

Single

1

1880

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

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