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Household of William Brown (born 1842, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Brown, born in 1842 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Brown, born in 1842 in Tullynessle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1869 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Maggie J (born 1874 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elsie H (born 1879 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Helen C (born 1880 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Peter Henderson, born in 1858 in Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Brown's household

Male

William

Brown

Head
Female

Eliza

Brown

Wife
Male

William

Brown

Son
Male

James

Brown

Son
Male

Alexander

Brown

Son
Female

Maggie J

Brown

Daughter
Female

Elsie H

Brown

Daughter
Female

Helen C

Brown

Daughter
Male

Peter

Henderson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Brown

Head

Married

39

1842

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Brown

Wife

Married

39

1842

Tullynessle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Brown

Son

-

12

1869

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Brown

Son

-

10

1871

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Brown

Son

-

9

1872

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie J

Brown

Daughter

-

7

1874

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elsie H

Brown

Daughter

-

2

1879

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen C

Brown

Daughter

-

1

1880

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Peter

Henderson

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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