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Household of Joseph Burns (born 1815, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liberton, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Burns, born in 1815 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Agnes Burns, born in 1831 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1841 in Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Jessie B (born 1847 in Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Joseph (born 1857 in Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Charles R (born 1868 in Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Jane Wilson, born in 1861 in England.


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Joseph Burns's household

Male

Joseph

Burns

Head
Female

Agnes

Burns

Wife
Male

James

Burns

Son
Female

Jessie B

Burns

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Burns

Son
Male

Charles R

Burns

Son
Female

Jane

Wilson

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Burns

Head

Married

66

1815

Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Agnes

Burns

Wife

Married

50

1831

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Burns

Son

Unmarried

40

1841

Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jessie B

Burns

Daughter

Unmarried

34

1847

Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Joseph

Burns

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Charles R

Burns

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

England

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