William Brown in London, Surrey in the 1881 Census

Details of William Brown of 23 Weston Place, Bermondsey, London, Surrey, England

First name(s): William
Last name: Brown
Relationship: Lodgers
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Birth year: 1859
Occupation: Gilder & Plater
Birth town: London
Birth county: Surrey
Birth place: England
Street: 23 Weston Place
Town: —
Parish: Bermondsey
County: London, Surrey
Country: England
Registration district: St Olave Southwark

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) William H	Last name Waite	Relationship Head	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 36	Birth year 1845	Occupation Carpenter	Birth place London, Surrey, England
First name(s) Elizabeth	Last name Waite	Relationship -	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 32	Birth year 1849	Occupation -	Birth place Rockbeare, Devon, England
First name(s) Frederick	Last name Waite	Relationship -	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 11	Birth year 1870	Occupation -	Birth place Heavitree, Devon, England
First name(s) Clara A	Last name Waite	Relationship -	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 9	Birth year 1872	Occupation -	Birth place Heavitree, Devon, England
First name(s) Henry G	Last name Waite	Relationship -	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 7	Birth year 1874	Occupation -	Birth place London, Surrey, England
First name(s) Alfred	Last name Waite	Relationship -	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 5	Birth year 1876	Occupation -	Birth place London, Surrey, England
First name(s) William	Last name Waite	Relationship -	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 2	Birth year 1879	Occupation -	Birth place London, Surrey, England
First name(s) Annie	Last name Jones	Relationship Lodgers	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 17	Birth year 1864	Occupation Packer	Birth place Middlesex, England
First name(s) Catherine	Last name Golding	Relationship Lodgers	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 51	Birth year 1830	Occupation Preserver Confect	Birth place Middlesex, England
First name(s) Ellen	Last name Brown	Relationship Lodgers	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 21	Birth year 1860	Occupation Book Folder	Birth place London, Surrey, 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 William Brown and 10 other people

Brown family summary

NAME: William Brown
BORN: 1859
BIRTH COUNTY: Surrey
ADDRESS IN 1881: Bermondsey, London, Surrey, England