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Household of James Burrows (born 1820, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 Burrows and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Burrows, born in 1820 in Nelson, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Burrows, born in 1824 in Laneshaw Bridge, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1847 in Nelson, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1862 in Nelson, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1857 in Nelson, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Margaret Ann, born 1879 in Nelson, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Daughter In Law, Hannah (born 1859 in Nelson, Lancashire, England), James's Servant, Sarah Jane (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James's Lodger, Patrick (born 1855 in Mayo, Ireland) and James's Lodger, James (born 1852 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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James Burrows's household

Male

James

Burrows

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Burrows

Wife
Male

John

Burrows

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Burrows

Daughter
Male

James

Burrows

Son
Female

Hannah

Burrows

Daughter In Law
Female

Margaret Ann

Burrows

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Blair

Servant
Male

Patrick

Gannon

Lodger
Male

James

Johnson

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Burrows
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Nelson, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Burrows

Head

Married

61

1820

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Burrows

Wife

Married

57

1824

Laneshaw Bridge, Yorkshire, England

John

Burrows

Son

Single

34

1847

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Burrows

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Nelson, Lancashire, England

James

Burrows

Son

Married

24

1857

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Burrows

Daughter In Law

Married

22

1859

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ann

Burrows

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Blair

Servant

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Patrick

Gannon

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Mayo, Ireland

James

Johnson

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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