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Household of John Burn (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, 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 Burn and 8 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 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Burn, born in 1837 in Boyton, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; Bessie (born 1861 in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England), Maria (born 1866 in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England), John (born 1869 in St Germans, Cornwall, England), Mary (born 1875 in Wingate, Durham, England) and Hannah (born 1878 in Wingate, Durham, England). They had 1 grandchild; John George, born 1881 in Wingate, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, John Hughs, born in 1863 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England.


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John Burn's household

Male

John

Burn

Head
Female

Martha

Burn

Wife
Female

Bessie

Burn

Daughter
Female

Maria

Burn

Daughter
Male

John

Burn

Son
Female

Mary

Burn

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Burn

Daughter
Male

John George

Burn

Grand Son
Male

John

Hughs

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

Household members (9 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

Martha

Burn

Wife

Married

44

1837

Boyton, Cornwall, England

Bessie

Burn

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England

Maria

Burn

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England

John

Burn

Son

Single

12

1869

St Germans, Cornwall, England

Mary

Burn

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Wingate, Durham, England

Hannah

Burn

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wingate, Durham, England

John George

Burn

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Wingate, Durham, England

John

Hughs

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

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