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Household of Josiah Burns (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, 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.

Josiah Burns and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Burns, born in 1842 in , consisted of 9 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Louisa Burns, born in 1840 in Wales. They had 6 children; Louisa (born 1864 in Wales), John (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alfred H (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Albert E (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth A (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Caroline H (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Josiah's Son-In-Law, Alexander Grassick, born in 1860 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Josiah Burns's household

Male

Josiah

Burns

Head
Female

Louisa

Burns

Wife
Female

Louisa

Grassick

Daughter
Male

John

Burns

Son
Male

Alfred H

Burns

Son
Male

Albert E

Burns

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Burns

Daughter
Female

Caroline H

Burns

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Grassick

Son-In-Law
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Burns

Head

Married

39

1842

England

Louisa

Burns

Wife

Married

41

1840

Wales

Louisa

Grassick

Daughter

Married

17

1864

Wales

John

Burns

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alfred H

Burns

Son

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Albert E

Burns

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth A

Burns

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Caroline H

Burns

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Grassick

Son-In-Law

Married

21

1860

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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