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Household of John Burn (born 1841, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Burn, born in 1841 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Barbara Burn, born in 1842 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Joseph (born 1870 in South Shields, Durham, England), Mary (born 1873 in South Shields, Durham, England), William (born 1875 in South Shields, Durham, England), Barbara (born 1877 in South Shields, Durham, England), Ann (born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1866 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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John Burn's household

Male

John

Burn

Head
Female

Barbara

Burn

Wife
Male

Joseph

Burn

Son
Female

Mary

Burn

Daughter
Male

William

Burn

Son
Female

Barbara

Burn

Daughter
Female

Ann

Burn

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Burn

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Burn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Burn

Head

Married

40

1841

South Shields, Durham, England

Barbara

Burn

Wife

Married

39

1842

South Shields, Durham, England

Joseph

Burn

Son

Single

11

1870

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary

Burn

Daughter

Single

8

1873

South Shields, Durham, England

William

Burn

Son

Single

6

1875

South Shields, Durham, England

Barbara

Burn

Daughter

Single

4

1877

South Shields, Durham, England

Ann

Burn

Daughter

Single

1

1880

South Shields, Durham, England

Margaret

Burn

Daughter

Single

15

1866

South Shields, Durham, England

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