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Household of John Burns (born 1843)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Burns, born in 1843 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Burns, born in 1842 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Lawrance (born 1869 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1871 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1872 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), John (born 1875 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1879 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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John Burns's household

Male

John

Burns

Head
Female

Margaret

Burns

Wife
Male

Lawrance

Burns

Son
Female

Catherine

Burns

Daughter
Female

Jane

Burns

Daughter
Male

John

Burns

Son
Male

Thomas

Burns

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Burns

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Margaret

Burns

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Lawrance

Burns

Son

Single

12

1869

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Burns

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Jane

Burns

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John

Burns

Son

Single

6

1875

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Burns

Son

Single

2

1879

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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