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Household of David Burness (born 1823, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Vigeans, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Burness, born in 1823 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Burness, born in 1823 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; David (born 1853 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Robert (born 1861 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Marrion (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David's Servant, Jessie (born 1864 in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and David's Grandson, Joseph (born 1876 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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David Burness's household

Male

David

Burness

Head
Female

Mary

Burness

Wife
Male

David

Burness

Son
Male

Robert

Burness

Son
Female

Marrion

Cadzow

Servant
Female

Jessie

McLaren

Servant
Male

Joseph

Stewart

Grandson
First name(s) David
Last name Burness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Burness

Head

Married

58

1823

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Burness

Wife

Married

58

1823

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Burness

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Burness

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Marrion

Cadzow

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

McLaren

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Joseph

Stewart

Grandson

-

5

1876

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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