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Household of Joseph Burns (born 1859, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inveresk & Musselburgh, Midlothian, 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.

Joseph Burns and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Burns, born in 1859 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Christina Burns, born in 1855 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Walter, born 1879 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Janet Sinclair, born in 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Joseph Burns's household

Male

Joseph

Burns

Head
Female

Christina

Burns

Wife
Male

Walter

Burns

Son
Female

Janet

Sinclair

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Burns

Head

Married

22

1859

Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Burns

Wife

Married

26

1855

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Walter

Burns

Son

-

2

1879

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

Sinclair

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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