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Household of James Burse (born 1846, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 Burse and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Burse, born in 1846 in Luthermuir, Kincardineshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jannet Burse, born in 1839 in Ross, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Helen (born 1872 in Liff, Perthshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Mary (born 1878 in Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, James Coughtrie, born in 1865 in Ayrshire, Scotland.


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James Burse's household

Male

James

Burse

Head
Female

Jannet

Burse

Wife
Female

Helen

Burse

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Burse

Daughter
Female

Mary

Burse

Daughter
Male

James

Coughtrie

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Burse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Luthermuir, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Burse

Head

Married

35

1846

Luthermuir, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jannet

Burse

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ross, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Burse

Daughter

-

9

1872

Liff, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Burse

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Burse

Daughter

-

3

1878

Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Coughtrie

Lodger

Unmarried

16

1865

Ayrshire, Scotland

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