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Household of Elizabeth Burden (born 1836, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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.

Elizabeth Burden and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elizabeth Burden, born in 1836 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 6 members. Elizabeth was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; David (born 1861 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1865 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1872 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Elizabeth's Granddaughter, Janet (born 1874 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Elizabeth's Boarder, Alexander (born 1837 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Elizabeth Burden's household

Female

Elizabeth

Burden

Head
Male

David

Burden

Son
Female

Margaret

Burden

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Burden

Daughter
Female

Janet

Burden

Granddaughter
Male

Alexander

McFarlane

Boarder
First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Burden
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elizabeth

Burden

Head

Widow

45

1836

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

David

Burden

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Burden

Daughter

-

16

1865

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Burden

Daughter

-

9

1872

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Burden

Granddaughter

-

7

1874

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

McFarlane

Boarder

Widower

44

1837

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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