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Household of Alexander Burnett (born 1838, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 Burnett and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Burnett, born in 1838 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann Burnett, born in 1839 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ann (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary J (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Burnett's household

Male

Alexander

Burnett

Head
Female

Ann

Burnett

Wife
Male

Alexander

Burnett

Son
Female

Helen

Burnett

Daughter
Female

Ann

Burnett

Daughter
Male

Robert

Burnett

Son
Male

John

Burnett

Son
Female

Mary J

Burnett

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Burnett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Burnett

Head

Married

43

1838

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Burnett

Wife

Married

42

1839

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Burnett

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Burnett

Daughter

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Burnett

Daughter

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Burnett

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Burnett

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary J

Burnett

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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