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Household of John Burns (born 1845, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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 Burns and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Burns, born in 1845 in Islington, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Burns, born in 1844 in Hackney, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; William J (born 1874 in United States), Arthur H (born 1875 in United States), Mary Ann (born 1877 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Alice (born 1879 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister In Law, Alice Blackall, born in 1862 in Hackney, Middlesex, England.


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John Burns's household

Male

John

Burns

Head
Female

Mary A

Burns

Wife
Male

William J

Burns

Son
Male

Arthur H

Burns

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Burns

Daughter
Female

Alice

Burns

Daughter
Female

Alice

Blackall

Sister In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Islington, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Burns

Head

Married

36

1845

Islington, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Burns

Wife

Married

37

1844

Hackney, Middlesex, England

William J

Burns

Son

Single

7

1874

United States

Arthur H

Burns

Son

Single

6

1875

United States

Mary Ann

Burns

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Alice

Burns

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Alice

Blackall

Sister In Law

Single

19

1862

Hackney, Middlesex, England

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