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Household of James Burns (born 1856, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Burns and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Burns, born in 1856 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Burns, born in 1857 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Joseph (born 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and James's Boarder, George (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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James Burns's household

Male

James

Burns

Head
Female

Mary A

Burns

Wife
Male

Thomas

Burns

Son
Female

Ellen

Burns

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Fletcher

Boarder
Male

George

Elleby

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Burns

Head

Married

25

1856

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Burns

Wife

Married

24

1857

Ireland

Thomas

Burns

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Burns

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Fletcher

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George

Elleby

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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