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Household of James Burnet (born 1828, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 Burnet and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Burnet, born in 1828 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Burnet, born in 1826 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth B (born 1852 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hamilton (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ann (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Grandson, Archibald (born 1879 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and James's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Burnet's household

Male

James

Burnet

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Burnet

Wife
Female

Elizabeth B

Paterson

Daughter
Male

Hamilton

Burnet

Son
Male

James

Burnet

Son
Female

Ann

Burnet

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Paterson

Granddaughter
Male

Archibald

Paterson

Grandson
Female

Elizabeth

McFarlane

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Burnet
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Burnet

Head

Married

53

1828

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Burnet

Wife

Married

55

1826

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth B

Paterson

Daughter

Widow

29

1852

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hamilton

Burnet

Son

Married

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Burnet

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Burnet

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Paterson

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Paterson

Grandson

-

2

1879

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McFarlane

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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