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Household of John Burns (born 1830, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Burns, born in 1830 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Burns, born in 1830 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Catherine (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Malcolm (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Grace (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Isabella (born 1808 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Son-In-Law, James (born 1852 in England), John's Granddaughter, Isabella (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Ann (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Burns's household

Male

John

Burns

Head
Female

Isabella

Burns

Wife
Female

Catherine

Burns

Daughter
Male

Malcolm

Burns

Son
Female

Grace

Burns

Daughter
Male

George

Burns

Son
Female

Isabella

Forrest

Mother-In-Law
Male

James

Maghie

Son-In-Law
Female

Isabella

Maghie

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Maghie

Granddaughter
Female

Ann

Maghie

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Burns

Head

Married

51

1830

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella

Burns

Wife

Married

51

1830

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Burns

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Malcolm

Burns

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace

Burns

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Burns

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Forrest

Mother-In-Law

Widow

73

1808

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Maghie

Son-In-Law

Married

29

1852

England

Isabella

Maghie

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Maghie

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Maghie

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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