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Household of John Burns (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Burns, born in 1841 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maria Burns, born in 1845 in Ireland. They had 5 children; William (born 1868 in Preston, Lancashire, England), James (born 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Maria (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Susannah (born 1868 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and John's Nephew, John (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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John Burns's household

Male

John

Burns

Head
Female

Maria

Burns

Wife
Male

William

Burns

Son
Male

James

Burns

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Burns

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Burns

Daughter
Female

Maria

Burns

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Burns

Niece
Female

Elizabeth

Burns

Niece
Male

John

Burns

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Burns

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Maria

Burns

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ireland

William

Burns

Son

Single

13

1868

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Burns

Son

Single

11

1870

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Burns

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Burns

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

Maria

Burns

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Burns

Niece

Single

13

1868

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Burns

Niece

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Burns

Nephew

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

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