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Household of James Burns (born 1824, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Burns and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Burns, born in 1824 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Burns, born in 1823 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Cornelia (born 1861 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1865 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Granddaughter, Agnes Burns, born in 1877 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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James Burns's household

Male

James

Burns

Head
Female

Ann

Burns

Wife
Female

Cornelia

Burns

Daughter
Male

William

Burns

Son
Female

Agnes

Burns

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Burns

Head

Married

57

1824

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Burns

Wife

Married

58

1823

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Cornelia

Burns

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Burns

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Burns

Granddaughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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