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Household of John Burnie (born 1842, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Clitheroe, Lancashire, 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 Burnie and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Burnie, born in 1842 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Burnie, born in 1839 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary J (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1869 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Jessie (born 1874 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Margaret (born 1850 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Nephew, William (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John's Niece, Agnes (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John's Nephew, Ninian (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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John Burnie's household

Male

John

Burnie

Head
Female

Agnes

Burnie

Wife
Female

Mary J

Burnie

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Burnie

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Burnie

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Laird

Sister
Male

William

Laird

Nephew
Female

Agnes

Laird

Niece
Male

Ninian

Laird

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Burnie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Burnie

Head

Married

39

1842

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Agnes

Burnie

Wife

Married

42

1839

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary J

Burnie

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Burnie

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bury, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Burnie

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bury, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Laird

Sister

Widow

31

1850

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Laird

Nephew

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Laird

Niece

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ninian

Laird

Nephew

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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