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Household of James Burns (born 1828)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Burns, born in 1828 in Edinburgh, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Fatima Burns, born in 1826 in Northumberland, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1861 in Northumberland, England), Robert (born 1863 in Lambton, Durham, England) and George (born 1865 in Lambton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Jane (born 1857 in Lambton, Durham, England), James's Visitor, Charlotte (born 1877 in Hebburn, Durham, England), James's Visitor, Jane (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England) and James's Visitor, Ann (born 1880 in Wallsend, Northumberland, England).


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James Burns's household

Male

James

Burns

Head
Female

Fatima

Burns

Wife
Male

James

Burns

Son
Male

Robert

Burns

Son
Male

George

Burns

Son
Female

Jane

Sharp

Visitor
Female

Charlotte

Sharp

Visitor
Female

Jane

Sharp

Visitor
Female

Ann

Sharp

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Edinburgh, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Burns

Head

Married

53

1828

Edinburgh, Scotland

Fatima

Burns

Wife

Married

55

1826

Northumberland, England

James

Burns

Son

Single

20

1861

Northumberland, England

Robert

Burns

Son

Single

18

1863

Lambton, Durham, England

George

Burns

Son

Single

16

1865

Lambton, Durham, England

Jane

Sharp

Visitor

Married

24

1857

Lambton, Durham, England

Charlotte

Sharp

Visitor

Single

4

1877

Hebburn, Durham, England

Jane

Sharp

Visitor

Single

2

1879

South Shields, Durham, England

Ann

Sharp

Visitor

Single

1

1880

Wallsend, Northumberland, England

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