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Household of David Burns (born 1838, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, Midlothian, 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 Burns and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Burns, born in 1838 in Collessie, Fife, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Grace Burns, born in 1841 in St Monance, Fife, Scotland. They had 8 children; Marjory (born 1864 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Cecilia (born 1869 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1871 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Grace (born 1873 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1875 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1877 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland) and Bella (born 1879 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland).


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David Burns's household

Male

David

Burns

Head
Female

Grace

Burns

Wife
Female

Marjory

Burns

Daughter
Male

William

Burns

Son
Female

Cecilia

Burns

Daughter
Male

David

Burns

Son
Female

Grace

Burns

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Burns

Daughter
Male

George

Burns

Son
Female

Bella

Burns

Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Collessie, Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Burns

Head

Married

43

1838

Collessie, Fife, Scotland

Grace

Burns

Wife

Married

40

1841

St Monance, Fife, Scotland

Marjory

Burns

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Burns

Son

-

15

1866

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Cecilia

Burns

Daughter

-

12

1869

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Burns

Son

-

10

1871

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Grace

Burns

Daughter

-

8

1873

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Lizzie

Burns

Daughter

-

6

1875

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Burns

Son

-

4

1877

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Bella

Burns

Daughter

-

2

1879

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

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