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Household of Andrew Burghess (born 1835, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Papa Westray, Orkney, 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.

Andrew Burghess and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Burghess, born in 1835 in Orkney, consisted of 9 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Jane Burghess, born in 1842 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland. They had 7 children; May (born 1865 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Orkney, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Orkney, Scotland) and Mary A (born 1881 in Orkney, Scotland).


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Andrew Burghess's household

Male

Andrew

Burghess

Head
Female

Jane

Burghess

Wife
Female

May

Burghess

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Burghess

Daughter
Male

Robert

Burghess

Son
Male

William

Burghess

Son
Male

Thomas

Burghess

Son
Male

James

Burghess

Son
Female

Mary A

Burghess

Daughter
First name(s) Andrew
Last name Burghess
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Andrew

Burghess

Head

Married

46

1835

Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Burghess

Wife

Married

39

1842

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

May

Burghess

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Burghess

Daughter

-

11

1870

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Burghess

Son

-

9

1872

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

William

Burghess

Son

-

7

1874

Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Burghess

Son

-

4

1877

Orkney, Scotland

James

Burghess

Son

-

2

1879

Orkney, Scotland

Mary A

Burghess

Daughter

-

0

1881

Orkney, Scotland

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