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Household of Henry Burden (born 1841, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, Devon, 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.

Henry Burden and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Burden, born in 1841 in Tawstock, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; William (born 1872 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Polly (born 1873 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and Nellie (born 1878 in Barnstaple, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1826 in Tawstock, Devon, England), Henry's Brother, George (born 1835 in Tawstock, Devon, England), Henry's Visitor, Eliza (born 1837 in Tawstock, Devon, England) and Henry's Visitor, Minnie (born 1871 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).


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Henry Burden's household

Male

Henry

Burden

Head
Male

William

Burden

Son
Female

Polly

Burden

Daughter
Female

Nellie

Burden

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Pugsley

Sister
Male

George

Burden

Brother
Female

Eliza

Gibbs

Visitor
Female

Minnie

Gibbs

Visitor
First name(s) Henry
Last name Burden
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Tawstock, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Burden

Head

Widower

40

1841

Tawstock, Devon, England

William

Burden

Son

Single

9

1872

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Polly

Burden

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Nellie

Burden

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Pugsley

Sister

Single

55

1826

Tawstock, Devon, England

George

Burden

Brother

Single

46

1835

Tawstock, Devon, England

Eliza

Gibbs

Visitor

Single

44

1837

Tawstock, Devon, England

Minnie

Gibbs

Visitor

Single

10

1871

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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