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Household of William Brown (born 1850, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

William Brown and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Brown, born in 1850 in Barking, Essex, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Caroline Brown, born in 1854 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1876 in East Ham, Essex, England), Sarah (born 1877 in East Ham, Essex, England) and George (born 1880 in Plaistow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, James Schooling, born in 1860 in Braintree, Essex, England.


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William Brown's household

Male

William

Brown

Head
Female

Caroline

Brown

Wife
Male

James

Brown

Son
Female

Sarah

Brown

Daughter
Male

George

Brown

Son
Male

James

Schooling

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Barking, Essex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Brown

Head

Married

31

1850

Barking, Essex, England

Caroline

Brown

Wife

Married

27

1854

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

James

Brown

Son

Single

5

1876

East Ham, Essex, England

Sarah

Brown

Daughter

Single

4

1877

East Ham, Essex, England

George

Brown

Son

Single

1

1880

Plaistow, Essex, England

James

Schooling

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Braintree, Essex, England

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