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Household of James McBurnie (born 1835, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, 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 McBurnie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McBurnie, born in 1835 in Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret McBurnie, born in 1840 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1874 in Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1878 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister-In-Law, Isabella (born 1838 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Jessie (born 1867 in New Abbey, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).


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James McBurnie's household

Male

James

McBurnie

Head
Female

Margaret

McBurnie

Wife
Male

William

McBurnie

Son
Male

Walter

McBurnie

Son
Male

James

McBurnie

Son
Female

Isabella

Glover

Sister-In-Law
Female

Jessie

Londesburgh

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name McBurnie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McBurnie

Head

Married

46

1835

Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Margaret

McBurnie

Wife

Married

41

1840

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

McBurnie

Son

-

7

1874

Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Walter

McBurnie

Son

-

3

1878

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

McBurnie

Son

-

0

1881

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Glover

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

43

1838

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jessie

Londesburgh

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

New Abbey, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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