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Household of George Burns (born 1841, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire, England

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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.

George Burns and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Burns, born in 1841 in Cornwall, consisted of 12 members. George was the head of the household, married to Emma Burns, born in 1842 in Gillingham, Dorset, England. They had 6 children; Florence (born 1875 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England), George (born 1877 in Derby, Derbyshire, England), Ada (born 1879 in Patricroft, Lancashire, England), Infant (born 1881 in Eccles, Lancashire, England), George (born 1871 in Hertfordshire, England) and Lilly (born 1874 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Lodger, Alice (born 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), George's Lodger, Samuel (born 1856 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England), George's Lodger, Charles (born 1842 in York, Yorkshire, England) and George's Lodger, William (born 1847 in Oxfordshire, England).


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George Burns's household

Male

George

Burns

Head
Female

Emma

Burns

Wife
Female

Florence

Burns

Daughter
Male

George

Burns

Son
Female

Ada

Burns

Daughter
Female

Infant

Burns

Daughter
Female

Alice

Birch

Lodger
Male

Samuel

Dale

Lodger
Male

Charles

Sayers

Lodger
Male

William

Parry

Lodger
Male

George

Parry

Son
Female

Lilly

Parry

Daughter
First name(s) George
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Cornwall, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Burns

Head

Married

40

1841

Cornwall, England

Emma

Burns

Wife

Married

39

1842

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Florence

Burns

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

George

Burns

Son

Single

4

1877

Derby, Derbyshire, England

Ada

Burns

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Patricroft, Lancashire, England

Infant

Burns

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Alice

Birch

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Dale

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Charles

Sayers

Lodger

Single

39

1842

York, Yorkshire, England

William

Parry

Lodger

Widower

34

1847

Oxfordshire, England

George

Parry

Son

Single

10

1871

Hertfordshire, England

Lilly

Parry

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

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