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Household of John Burns (born 1839, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George in the East, 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 1839 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Burns, born in 1841 in Queenstown, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1861 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Emily (born 1866 in Shadwell, Middlesex, England) and Mary (born 1876 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, John (born 1858 in Shadwell, Middlesex, England) and John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1862 in Shadwell, Middlesex, England).


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John Burns's household

Male

John

Burns

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Burns

Wife
Male

John

Burns

Son
Female

Emily

Burns

Daughter
Female

Mary

Burns

Daughter
Male

John

Sullivan

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Sullivan

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Burns

Head

Married

42

1839

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Burns

Wife

Married

40

1841

Queenstown, Lancashire, England

John

Burns

Son

Single

20

1861

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Emily

Burns

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Shadwell, Middlesex, England

Mary

Burns

Daughter

Single

5

1876

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

John

Sullivan

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Shadwell, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Sullivan

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Shadwell, Middlesex, England

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