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Household of Alexander McBurney (born 1836, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, Lanarkshire, 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 McBurney and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McBurney, born in 1836 in Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary McBurney, born in 1834 in England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Emma (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Son, William (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Step Son, Joseph (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McBurney's household

Male

Alexander

McBurney

Head
Female

Mary

McBurney

Wife
Male

William

Marshall

Step Son
Male

Joseph

Marshall

Step Son
Female

Mary

McBurney

Daughter
Female

Jane

McBurney

Daughter
Female

Emma

McBurney

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McBurney

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McBurney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McBurney

Head

Married

45

1836

Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

McBurney

Wife

Married

47

1834

England

William

Marshall

Step Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Marshall

Step Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McBurney

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McBurney

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Emma

McBurney

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McBurney

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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