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Household of Henry Burness (born 1850, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Henry Burness and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Burness, born in 1850 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 4 members. Henry was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Mother, Agnes (born 1817 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Henry's Sister, Agnes (born 1854 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Henry's Boarder, William F (born 1859 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Henry Burness's household

Male

Henry

Burness

Head
Female

Agnes

Burness

Mother
Female

Agnes

Burness

Sister
Male

William F

Singer

Boarder
First name(s) Henry
Last name Burness
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Henry

Burness

Head

Widower

31

1850

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Burness

Mother

Married

64

1817

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Burness

Sister

Unmarried

27

1854

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William F

Singer

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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