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Household of Alexander de Burness (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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.

Alexander de Burness and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander de Burness, born in 1838 in , consisted of 12 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen de Burness, born in 1841 in Italy. They had 1 child; Alexander, born 1880 in Germany.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Sister In Law, Emma (born 1837 in Italy), Alexander's -, Elisabeth (born 1849 in Italy), Alexander's Niece, Amy (born 1862 in Cranham, Essex, England), Alexander's Niece, Edith (born 1864 in Cranham, Essex, England), Alexander's Servant, John (born 1856 in Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Heinerick (born 1826 in Germany), Alexander's Servant, Maria (born 1850 in Germany), Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1848 in Offaly (King's), Ireland) and Alexander's Servant, Elisabeth (born 1859 in Flintshire, Wales).


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Alexander de Burness's household

Male

Alexander

de Burness

Head
Female

Helen

de Burness

Wife
Male

Alexander

de Burness

Son
Female

Emma

Rea

Sister In Law
Female

Elisabeth

Fallenburgh

-
Female

Amy

Rea

Niece
Female

Edith

Rea

Niece
Male

John

Jaussi

Servant
Female

Heinerick

Waderman

Servant
Female

Maria

Scholt

Servant
Female

Mary

Odlenss

Servant
Female

Elisabeth

Griffith

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name de Burness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Germany

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

de Burness

Head

Married

43

1838

Germany

Helen

de Burness

Wife

Married

40

1841

Italy

Alexander

de Burness

Son

Single

1

1880

Germany

Emma

Rea

Sister In Law

Married

44

1837

Italy

Elisabeth

Fallenburgh

-

Single

32

1849

Italy

Amy

Rea

Niece

Single

19

1862

Cranham, Essex, England

Edith

Rea

Niece

Single

17

1864

Cranham, Essex, England

John

Jaussi

Servant

Single

25

1856

Scotland

Heinerick

Waderman

Servant

Single

55

1826

Germany

Maria

Scholt

Servant

Single

31

1850

Germany

Mary

Odlenss

Servant

Single

33

1848

Offaly (King's), Ireland

Elisabeth

Griffith

Servant

Single

22

1859

Flintshire, Wales

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