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Household of Thomas Brown (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Brown, born in 1835 in Failsworth, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Brown, born in 1837 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John Wm (born 1858 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England), Samuel Edward (born 1866 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England), Eli (born 1868 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England), James (born 1874 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England), Matilda (born 1876 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England) and Annie (born 1879 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Elizabeth Ann Schofield, born in 1862 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Brown's household

Male

Thomas

Brown

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Brown

Wife
Male

John Wm

Brown

Son
Male

Samuel Edward

Brown

Son
Male

Eli

Brown

Son
Male

James

Brown

Son
Female

Matilda

Brown

Daughter
Female

Annie

Brown

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Schofield

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Brown

Head

Married

46

1835

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Brown

Wife

Married

44

1837

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John Wm

Brown

Son

Single

23

1858

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Samuel Edward

Brown

Son

Single

15

1866

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Eli

Brown

Son

Single

13

1868

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

James

Brown

Son

Single

7

1874

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Matilda

Brown

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Annie

Brown

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Schofield

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

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