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Household of John Burns (born 1839)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Burns, born in 1839 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Burns, born in 1839 in Ireland. They had 1 child; John, born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Margaret (born 1822 in Ireland), John's Visitor, Eliza (born 1838 in Ireland), John's Visitor, John (born 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, Bridget (born 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, James (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, Ann Jane (born 1862 in Ireland) and John's Visitor, Kate (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Burns's household

Male

John

Burns

Head
Female

Margaret

Burns

Wife
Male

John

Burns

Son
Female

Margaret

Devlin

Visitor
Female

Eliza

McCormick

Visitor
Male

John

Brunton

Visitor
Female

Bridget

Brunton

Visitor
Male

James

Brunton

Visitor
Female

Ann Jane

Matthews

Visitor
Female

Kate

Gilday

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
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

42

1839

Ireland

Margaret

Burns

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ireland

John

Burns

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Devlin

Visitor

Widow

59

1822

Ireland

Eliza

McCormick

Visitor

Married

43

1838

Ireland

John

Brunton

Visitor

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bridget

Brunton

Visitor

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Brunton

Visitor

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann Jane

Matthews

Visitor

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

Kate

Gilday

Visitor

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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