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Household of Alexander Burness (born 1829, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gamrie, Banffshire, 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.
Alexander Burness and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Burness, born in 1829 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Burness, born in 1837 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert Simpson (born 1870 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland), Sophia (born 1864 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland), Maggie Anne (born 1868 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland) and Grace Simpson (born 1878 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Lodger, Margaret Barclay, born in 1801 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Burness's household
Alexander
Burness
Head
Mary Ann
Burness
Wife
Robert Simpson
Burness
Son
John
Burness
Son
Sophia
Burness
Daughter
Maggie Anne
Burness
Daughter
Grace Simpson
Burness
Daughter
Margaret
Barclay
Lodger
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Burness |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Burness | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary Ann | Burness | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Robert Simpson | Burness | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland | |
John | Burness | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland | |
Sophia | Burness | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland | |
Maggie Anne | Burness | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland | |
Grace Simpson | Burness | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Barclay | Lodger | - | 80 | 1801 | Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland |
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