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Household of James Burke (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

James Burke and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Burke, born in 1837 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Burke, born in 1838 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Catherine (born 1865 in Lancashire, England), Bridget (born 1868 in Lancashire, England), John Wm (born 1875 in Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1877 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Michael (born 1857 in Ireland), James's Boarder, James (born 1861 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, Michael (born 1850 in Ireland).


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James Burke's household

Male

James

Burke

Head
Female

Mary

Burke

Wife
Female

Catherine

Burke

Daughter
Female

Bridget

Burke

Daughter
Male

John Wm

Burke

Son
Female

Mary

Burke

Daughter
Male

Michael

Rabbit

Boarder
Male

James

Hession

Boarder
Male

Michael

Rabbit

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Burke
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Burke

Head

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Mary

Burke

Wife

Married

43

1838

Ireland

Catherine

Burke

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Lancashire, England

Bridget

Burke

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Lancashire, England

John Wm

Burke

Son

Single

6

1875

Lancashire, England

Mary

Burke

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

Michael

Rabbit

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Ireland

James

Hession

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Ireland

Michael

Rabbit

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Ireland

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