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Household of Thomas Brown (born 1831, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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.

Thomas Brown and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Brown, born in 1831 in Ebchester, Durham, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Brown, born in 1840 in Long Newnton, Cumberland, England. They had 8 children; James (born 1859 in Lanchester, Durham, England), John T (born 1861 in Lamesley, Durham, England), Matthew (born 1864 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Rachel (born 1868 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Robert (born 1869 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Gilbert (born 1872 in Gateshead, Durham, England), George (born 1874 in Lamesley, Durham, England) and Walter (born 1876 in Lamesley, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Agnes Black, born in 1815 in Scotland.


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Thomas Brown's household

Male

Thomas

Brown

Head
Female

Mary A

Brown

Wife
Male

James

Brown

Son
Male

John T

Brown

Son
Male

Matthew

Brown

Son
Female

Rachel

Brown

Daughter
Male

Robert

Brown

Son
Male

Gilbert

Brown

Son
Male

George

Brown

Son
Male

Walter

Brown

Son
Female

Agnes

Black

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ebchester, Durham, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Brown

Head

Married

50

1831

Ebchester, Durham, England

Mary A

Brown

Wife

Married

41

1840

Long Newnton, Cumberland, England

James

Brown

Son

Single

22

1859

Lanchester, Durham, England

John T

Brown

Son

Single

20

1861

Lamesley, Durham, England

Matthew

Brown

Son

Single

17

1864

Gateshead, Durham, England

Rachel

Brown

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Gateshead, Durham, England

Robert

Brown

Son

Single

12

1869

Gateshead, Durham, England

Gilbert

Brown

Son

Single

9

1872

Gateshead, Durham, England

George

Brown

Son

Single

7

1874

Lamesley, Durham, England

Walter

Brown

Son

Single

5

1876

Lamesley, Durham, England

Agnes

Black

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

Scotland

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