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Household of John Burness (born 1854, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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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 Burness and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Burness, born in 1854 in Cults, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elspet Burness, born in 1852 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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John Burness's household

Male

John

Burness

Head
Female

Elspet

Burness

Wife
Male

John

Burness

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Burness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Cults, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Burness

Head

Married

27

1854

Cults, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspet

Burness

Wife

Married

29

1852

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Burness

Son

-

2

1879

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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