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Household of Abraham Burns (born 1854, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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.

Abraham Burns and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Burns, born in 1854 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Emma Burns, born in 1855 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Edith Emily (born 1876 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), William (born 1877 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Francis (born 1879 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Samuel (born 1881 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Abraham's Sister In Law, Louisa Ward, born in 1865 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.


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Abraham Burns's household

Male

Abraham

Burns

Head
Female

Emma

Burns

Wife
Female

Edith Emily

Burns

Daughter
Male

William

Burns

Son
Male

Francis

Burns

Son
Male

Samuel

Burns

Son
Female

Louisa

Ward

Sister In Law
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Burns

Head

Married

27

1854

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Emma

Burns

Wife

Married

26

1855

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Edith Emily

Burns

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

William

Burns

Son

Single

4

1877

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Francis

Burns

Son

Single

2

1879

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Samuel

Burns

Son

Single

0

1881

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Louisa

Ward

Sister In Law

Single

16

1865

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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