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Household of David Burness (born 1840, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

David Burness and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Burness, born in 1840 in Kincardineshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Johanna Burness, born in 1846 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; David (born 1867 in Australia), James (born 1871 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth Logg (born 1872 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret Logg (born 1874 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William Logg (born 1876 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jane Knight (born 1877 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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David Burness's household

Male

David

Burness

Head
Female

Johanna

Burness

Wife
Male

David

Burness

Son
Male

James

Burness

Son
Female

Elizabeth Logg

Burness

Daughter
Female

Margaret Logg

Burness

Daughter
Male

William Logg

Burness

Son
Female

Jane Knight

Burness

Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name Burness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Burness

Head

Married

41

1840

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Johanna

Burness

Wife

Married

35

1846

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

David

Burness

Son

-

14

1867

Australia

James

Burness

Son

-

10

1871

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth Logg

Burness

Daughter

-

9

1872

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret Logg

Burness

Daughter

-

7

1874

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William Logg

Burness

Son

-

5

1876

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane Knight

Burness

Daughter

-

4

1877

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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