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Household of James Burden (born 1843, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shaftesbury, Dorset, 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.

James Burden and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Burden, born in 1843 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha D Burden, born in 1838 in Cann, Dorset, England. They had 6 children; Sydney S (born 1867 in Cann, Dorset, England), Albert E (born 1872 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England), Walter G (born 1874 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England), Ada E (born 1876 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England), Emily F (born 1879 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England) and Eva M (born 1880 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Elizabeth Harding, born in 1862 in Sedgehill, Wiltshire, England.


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James Burden's household

Male

James

Burden

Head
Female

Martha D

Burden

Wife
Male

Sydney S

Burden

Son
Male

Albert E

Burden

Son
Male

Walter G

Burden

Son
Female

Ada E

Burden

Daughter
Female

Emily F

Burden

Daughter
Female

Eva M

Burden

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Harding

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Burden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Burden

Head

Married

38

1843

Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Martha D

Burden

Wife

Married

43

1838

Cann, Dorset, England

Sydney S

Burden

Son

Single

14

1867

Cann, Dorset, England

Albert E

Burden

Son

Single

9

1872

Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Walter G

Burden

Son

Single

7

1874

Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Ada E

Burden

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Emily F

Burden

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Eva M

Burden

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Harding

Servant

Single

19

1862

Sedgehill, Wiltshire, England

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