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Household of John Burn (born 1832, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Burn and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Burn, born in 1832 in Hounslow, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Burn, born in 1832 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1856 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Alfred (born 1862 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), William (born 1866 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Phoebe (born 1875 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Robert Selby, born in 1837 in Poplar, Middlesex, England.


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John Burn's household

Male

John

Burn

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Burn

Wife
Male

John

Burn

Son
Male

Alfred

Burn

Son
Male

William

Burn

Son
Female

Phoebe

Burn

Daughter
Female

Alice

Burn

Daughter
Male

Robert

Selby

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Burn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Hounslow, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Burn

Head

Married

49

1832

Hounslow, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Burn

Wife

Married

49

1832

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

John

Burn

Son

Single

25

1856

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Alfred

Burn

Son

Single

19

1862

Poplar, Middlesex, England

William

Burn

Son

Single

15

1866

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Phoebe

Burn

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Alice

Burn

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Robert

Selby

Lodger

Single

44

1837

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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