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Household of John Burns (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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 1840 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane A Burns, born in 1850 in Hexham, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1875 in United States), Mary A (born 1877 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Mary W (born 1879 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Francis T P (born 1881 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father, Francis (born 1818 in Ireland), John's Mother, Ann (born 1820 in Ireland) and John's Servant, Bridget (born 1865 in Ireland).


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John Burns's household

Male

John

Burns

Head
Female

Jane A

Burns

Wife
Male

Joseph

Burns

Son
Female

Mary A

Burns

Daughter
Female

Mary W

Burns

Daughter
Male

Francis T P

Burns

Son
Male

Francis

Burns

Father
Female

Ann

Burns

Mother
Female

Bridget

Coyn

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Burns

Head

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Jane A

Burns

Wife

Married

31

1850

Hexham, Northumberland, England

Joseph

Burns

Son

Single

6

1875

United States

Mary A

Burns

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Gateshead, Durham, England

Mary W

Burns

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Gateshead, Durham, England

Francis T P

Burns

Son

Single

0

1881

Gateshead, Durham, England

Francis

Burns

Father

Married

63

1818

Ireland

Ann

Burns

Mother

Married

61

1820

Ireland

Bridget

Coyn

Servant

Single

16

1865

Ireland

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