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Household of Adam Burns (born 1838, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, 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 Burns and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Burns, born in 1838 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, consisted of 8 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Elsie Burns, born in 1841 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Adam (born 1865 in Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James D (born 1868 in Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Edwin (born 1871 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Fredrick G (born 1878 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Adam's Servant, Ann Stewart, born in 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Adam Burns's household

Male

Adam

Burns

Head
Female

Elsie

Burns

Wife
Male

Adam

Burns

Son
Male

James D

Burns

Son
Male

Edwin

Burns

Son
Male

Fredrick G

Burns

Son
Male

William

Burns

Son
Female

Ann

Stewart

Servant
First name(s) Adam
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Burns

Head

Married

43

1838

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Elsie

Burns

Wife

Married

40

1841

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Adam

Burns

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James D

Burns

Son

-

13

1868

Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Edwin

Burns

Son

-

10

1871

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Fredrick G

Burns

Son

-

3

1878

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Burns

Son

-

0

1881

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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