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Household of John Burdon (born 1817, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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.

John Burdon and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Burdon, born in 1817 in Durham, Durham, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Burdon, born in 1819 in Jarrow, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1846 in Durham, Durham, England), Fanny (born 1848 in Durham, Durham, England), Ellen (born 1851 in Durham, Durham, England), Emily (born 1854 in Durham, Durham, England) and Sarah A (born 1857 in Durham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary Trowsdale (born 1853 in Wilton, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Brandon, Durham, England).


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John Burdon's household

Male

John

Burdon

Head
Female

Mary A

Burdon

Wife
Female

Jane

Burdon

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Burdon

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Burdon

Daughter
Female

Emily

Burdon

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Burdon

Daughter
Female

Mary Trowsdale

Marshall

Servant
Female

Mary

Whiteley

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Burdon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Durham, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Burdon

Head

Married

64

1817

Durham, Durham, England

Mary A

Burdon

Wife

Married

62

1819

Jarrow, Durham, England

Jane

Burdon

Daughter

Single

35

1846

Durham, Durham, England

Fanny

Burdon

Daughter

Single

33

1848

Durham, Durham, England

Ellen

Burdon

Daughter

Single

30

1851

Durham, Durham, England

Emily

Burdon

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Durham, Durham, England

Sarah A

Burdon

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Durham, Durham, England

Mary Trowsdale

Marshall

Servant

Single

28

1853

Wilton, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Whiteley

Servant

Single

19

1862

Brandon, Durham, England

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