Henry Brown in Worcestershire in the 1881 Census

Details of Henry Brown of Cottage Farm, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, England

First name(s): Henry
Last name: Brown
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Single
Gender: Male
Age: 43
Birth year: 1838
Occupation: Farmer Of 90 Acres
Birth town: Churcham
Birth county: Gloucestershire
Birth place: England
Street: Cottage Farm
Town: —
Parish: Hanley Castle
County: Worcestershire
Country: England
Registration district: Upton on Severn

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Mary	Last name Brown	Relationship Mother	Marital status Widow	Gender Female	Age 67	Birth year 1814	Occupation Housekeeper	Birth place Over, Gloucestershire, England
First name(s) George	Last name Brown	Relationship Brother	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 45	Birth year 1836	Occupation Assistant On Farm (Ag Lab)	Birth place Churcham, Gloucestershire, England
First name(s) Edmund	Last name Brown	Relationship Brother	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 41	Birth year 1840	Occupation Assistant On Farm (Ag Lab)	Birth place Churcham, Gloucestershire, England
First name(s) Susan	Last name Brown	Relationship Sister	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 38	Birth year 1843	Occupation Visitor	Birth place Churcham, Gloucestershire, England
First name(s) Thomas	Last name Brown	Relationship Brother	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 36	Birth year 1845	Occupation Assistant On Farm (Ag Lab)	Birth place Churcham, Gloucestershire, England
First name(s) William	Last name Surrell	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 19	Birth year 1862	Occupation Genl Servant On Farm (Indoor)	Birth place Hadfield, Herefordshire, England
First name(s) Mary	Last name Franklin	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 18	Birth year 1863	Occupation Maid Servant	Birth place Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Brown family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Henry Brown and 7 other people

Brown family summary

NAME: Henry Brown
BORN: 1838
BIRTH COUNTY: Gloucestershire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, England