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Household of John Burn (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, Devon, 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 1838 in Tavistock, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Burn, born in 1834 in Coryton, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1865 in Tavistock, Devon, England), George H (born 1867 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Louisa E (born 1869 in Tavistock, Devon, England), John A E (born 1872 in Tavistock, Devon, England) and Edith E (born 1875 in Tavistock, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Frederick J Burn, born in 1870 in Plymouth, Devon, England.


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John Burn's household

Male

John

Burn

Head
Female

Jane

Burn

Wife
Female

Mary A

Burn

Daughter
Male

George H

Burn

Son
Female

Louisa E

Burn

Daughter
Male

John A E

Burn

Son
Female

Edith E

Burn

Daughter
Male

Frederick J

Burn

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Burn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Tavistock, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Burn

Head

Married

43

1838

Tavistock, Devon, England

Jane

Burn

Wife

Married

47

1834

Coryton, Devon, England

Mary A

Burn

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Tavistock, Devon, England

George H

Burn

Son

Single

14

1867

Tavistock, Devon, England

Louisa E

Burn

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Tavistock, Devon, England

John A E

Burn

Son

Single

9

1872

Tavistock, Devon, England

Edith E

Burn

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Tavistock, Devon, England

Frederick J

Burn

Visitor

Single

11

1870

Plymouth, Devon, England

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