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Household of James Burns (born 1817)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Burns, born in 1817 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Burns, born in 1821 in Ireland. They had 1 child; Ann, born 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Sarah A, born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son In Law, James (born 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James's Grson, Daniel (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and James's Grson, James (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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James Burns's household

Male

James

Burns

Head
Female

Sarah

Burns

Wife
Male

James

Obrien

Son In Law
Female

Ann

Obrien

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Obrien

Grson
Female

Sarah A

Obrien

Grand Daughter
Male

James

Obrien

Grson
First name(s) James
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Burns

Head

Married

64

1817

Ireland

Sarah

Burns

Wife

Married

60

1821

Ireland

James

Obrien

Son In Law

Married

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Obrien

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Daniel

Obrien

Grson

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Obrien

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Obrien

Grson

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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