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Household of William Brown (born 1848, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

William Brown and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Brown, born in 1848 in City of London, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Phoebe Brown, born in 1849 in Bowden, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; William H (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Emily (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Joseph (born 1855 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland) and William's Visitor, Mary (born 1857 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland).


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William Brown's household

Male

William

Brown

Head
Female

Phoebe

Brown

Wife
Male

William H

Brown

Son
Female

Mary E

Brown

Daughter
Female

Emily

Brown

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Hogan

Visitor
Female

Mary

Hogan

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place City of London, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Brown

Head

Married

33

1848

City of London, Middlesex, England

Phoebe

Brown

Wife

Married

32

1849

Bowden, Cheshire, England

William H

Brown

Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Brown

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emily

Brown

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Hogan

Visitor

Married

26

1855

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Mary

Hogan

Visitor

Married

24

1857

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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