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Household of Adam Burges (born 1822, Shetland Islands)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burra & Quarff, Shetland, 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.
Adam Burges and 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Burges, born in 1822 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 12 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Janet Burges, born in 1842 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 8 children; Ann (born 1856 in New South Wales, Australia), Mary (born 1858 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Jessie (born 1869 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Adam (born 1871 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Eliza (born 1873 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), David (born 1875 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Helen (born 1877 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Adam's Sister-In-Law, Elizabeth (born 1836 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Adam's Nephew, John (born 1874 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
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Adam Burges's household
Adam
Burges
Head
Janet
Burges
Wife
Ann
Burges
Daughter
Mary
Burges
Daughter
Jessie
Burges
Daughter
Adam
Burges
Son
Eliza
Burges
Daughter
David
Burges
Son
Helen
Burges
Daughter
Margaret
Burges
Daughter
Elizabeth
Anderson
Sister-In-Law
John
Anderson
Nephew
| First name(s) | Adam |
| Last name | Burges |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 59 |
| Birth year | 1822 |
| Birth place | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adam | Burges | Head | Married | 59 | 1822 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Janet | Burges | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Ann | Burges | Daughter | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | New South Wales, Australia | |
Mary | Burges | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Jessie | Burges | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Adam | Burges | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Eliza | Burges | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
David | Burges | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Helen | Burges | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Margaret | Burges | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Anderson | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 45 | 1836 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
John | Anderson | Nephew | - | 7 | 1874 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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