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Household of Joseph Burns (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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.

Joseph Burns and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Burns, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Burns, born in 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and May (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Brother, William Burns, born in 1861 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Joseph Burns's household

Male

Joseph

Burns

Head
Female

Margaret

Burns

Wife
Male

Joseph

Burns

Son
Male

Thomas

Burns

Son
Female

May

Burns

Daughter
Male

William

Burns

Brother
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Burns

Head

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Burns

Wife

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Burns

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Burns

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

May

Burns

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Burns

Brother

Unmarried

20

1861

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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