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Household of Joseph Burns (born 1856, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, 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.

Joseph Burns and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Burns, born in 1856 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane Burns, born in 1857 in Whitford, Flintshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Sarah Elizth (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Mother, Sarah (born 1817 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Josiah (born 1860 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Burns's household

Male

Joseph

Burns

Head
Female

Jane

Burns

Wife
Female

Sarah Elizth

Burns

Daughter
Female

Jane

Burns

Daughter
Female

Mary Ellen

Burns

Daughter
Female

Alice

Burns

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Burns

Mother
Male

Josiah

Hislo

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Burns

Head

Married

25

1856

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jane

Burns

Wife

Married

24

1857

Whitford, Flintshire, Wales

Sarah Elizth

Burns

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jane

Burns

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Burns

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alice

Burns

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Burns

Mother

Widow

64

1817

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Josiah

Hislo

Servant

Single

21

1860

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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