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Household of James Brown (born 1828, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, Lanarkshire, 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.

James Brown and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Brown, born in 1828 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; John (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Magdeline (born 1845 in Barnhill, Perthshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Nellie (born 1861 in Barnhill, Perthshire, Scotland), James's Visitor, Annie (born 1870 in Barnhill, Perthshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, George (born 1850 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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James Brown's household

Male

James

Brown

Head
Male

John

Brown

Son
Female

Mary

Brown

Daughter
Female

Magdeline

Herd

Servant
Female

Nellie

Herd

Servant
Female

Annie

Herd

Visitor
Male

George

Kattary

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Brown

Head

Widower

53

1828

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Brown

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Brown

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Magdeline

Herd

Servant

Unmarried

36

1845

Barnhill, Perthshire, Scotland

Nellie

Herd

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Barnhill, Perthshire, Scotland

Annie

Herd

Visitor

-

11

1870

Barnhill, Perthshire, Scotland

George

Kattary

Boarder

Married

31

1850

Perthshire, Scotland

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