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Household of James Burns (born 1851, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Burns, born in 1851 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Burns, born in 1849 in St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Samuel (born 1877 in St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland), Mary A (born 1878 in Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Maggie E (born 1880 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Matthew A (born 1881 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Mary Ferguson, born in 1865 in Dron, Perthshire, Scotland.
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James Burns's household
James
Burns
Head
Mary
Burns
Wife
Samuel
Burns
Son
Mary A
Burns
Daughter
Maggie E
Burns
Daughter
Matthew A
Burns
Son
Mary
Ferguson
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Burns |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Burns | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Burns | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Samuel | Burns | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Mary A | Burns | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Maggie E | Burns | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Matthew A | Burns | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Ferguson | Servant | - | 16 | 1865 | Dron, Perthshire, Scotland |
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