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Household of John Burke (born 1836, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Burke and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Burke, born in 1836 in East Ham, Essex, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Burke, born in 1836 in Plaistow, Essex, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1863 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Mary A (born 1866 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Joseph (born 1871 in Plaistow, Essex, England) and Eliza (born 1875 in Plaistow, Essex, England). They had 2 grandchildren; William J (born 1875 in Kentish Town, Middlesex, England) and Alfred (born 1877 in Upper Holloway, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Mary A (born 1806 in Essex, England) and John's Boarder, William (born 1862 in Barking, Essex, England).


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John Burke's household

Male

John

Burke

Head
Female

Mary A

Burke

Wife
Male

John

Burke

Son
Female

Mary A

Burke

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Burke

Son
Female

Eliza

Burke

Daughter
Male

William J

Weston

Grand Son
Male

Alfred

Weston

Grand Son
Female

Mary A

Burke

Mother
Male

William

Reader

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Burke
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place East Ham, Essex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Burke

Head

Married

45

1836

East Ham, Essex, England

Mary A

Burke

Wife

Married

45

1836

Plaistow, Essex, England

John

Burke

Son

Single

18

1863

Plaistow, Essex, England

Mary A

Burke

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Plaistow, Essex, England

Joseph

Burke

Son

Single

10

1871

Plaistow, Essex, England

Eliza

Burke

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Plaistow, Essex, England

William J

Weston

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Kentish Town, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Weston

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Upper Holloway, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Burke

Mother

Widow

75

1806

Essex, England

William

Reader

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Barking, Essex, England

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