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Household of James Burness (born 1841, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, 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.
James Burness and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Burness, born in 1841 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Henrietta Burness, born in 1844 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1874 in Midlothian, Scotland), Donald (born 1876 in Midlothian, Scotland), Charles (born 1878 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Henrietta M (born 1881 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Euphemia (born 1852 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James's Servant, Margaret (born 1853 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland) and James's Servant, Anne (born 1863 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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James Burness's household
James
Burness
Head
Henrietta
Burness
Wife
Robert
Burness
Son
Donald
Burness
Son
Charles
Burness
Son
Henrietta M
Burness
Daughter
Euphemia
Scott
Servant
Margaret
Baillie
Servant
Mary
Duice
Servant
Anne
Thomson
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Burness |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Burness | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Henrietta | Burness | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Robert | Burness | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Donald | Burness | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Charles | Burness | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Henrietta M | Burness | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Euphemia | Scott | Servant | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Margaret | Baillie | Servant | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Duice | Servant | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland | |
Anne | Thomson | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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