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Household of John Burns (born 1843, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Burns, born in 1843 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Caroline Burns, born in 1840 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; John J (born 1865 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Mary (born 1866 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Eliza (born 1869 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Minnie (born 1871 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1873 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Alice (born 1876 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Orphan, Fanny Brotherton, born in 1875 in -.


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John Burns's household

Male

John

Burns

Head
Female

Caroline

Burns

Wife
Male

John J

Burns

Son
Female

Mary

Burns

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Burns

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Burns

Daughter
Male

William

Burns

Son
Female

Alice

Burns

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Brotherton

Orphan
First name(s) John
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Burns

Head

Married

38

1843

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Caroline

Burns

Wife

Married

41

1840

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

John J

Burns

Son

Single

16

1865

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Burns

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Burns

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Minnie

Burns

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

William

Burns

Son

Single

8

1873

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Burns

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Fanny

Brotherton

Orphan

Single

6

1875

-

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