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Household of John Burns (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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 6 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 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Burns, born in 1850 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Michael (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1878 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Pat (born 1845 in Ireland) and John's Lodger, Mary (born 1854 in -).


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John Burns's household

Male

John

Burns

Head
Female

Ellen

Burns

Wife
Male

Michael

Burns

Son
Male

John

Burns

Son
Male

William

Burns

Son
Male

Pat

Mochen

Lodger
Female

Mary

Mochen

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

42

1839

Ireland

Ellen

Burns

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ireland

Michael

Burns

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Burns

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Burns

Son

-

3

1878

Ireland

Pat

Mochen

Lodger

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Mary

Mochen

Lodger

Married

27

1854

-

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