Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Burns (born 1851, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Burns, born in 1851 in City of London, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Burns, born in 1856 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Emily J (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Jessie E (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Lucy B (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1818 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John's Niece, Emma (born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Burns's household

Male

John

Burns

Head
Female

Sarah A

Burns

Wife
Female

Emily J

Burns

Daughter
Female

Jessie E

Burns

Daughter
Female

Lucy B

Burns

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Moore

Mother In Law
Female

Emma

Moore

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place City of London, 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

30

1851

City of London, Middlesex, England

Sarah A

Burns

Wife

Married

25

1856

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Emily J

Burns

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jessie E

Burns

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Lucy B

Burns

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Moore

Mother In Law

Widow

63

1818

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Emma

Moore

Niece

Single

12

1869

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Burns in West Derby in 1881, and follow the Burns family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Burns

We’ve found John Burns in 524 family trees. Find out more about John Burns' household and view the Burns family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census