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Household of Peter Burns (born 1811, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, 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.

Peter Burns and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Burns, born in 1811 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, consisted of 3 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McGill, born in 1815 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Sister-In-Law, Mary McGill, born in 1806 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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Peter Burns's household

Male

Peter

Burns

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McGill

Wife
Female

Mary

McGill

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Peter
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Burns

Head

Married

70

1811

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McGill

Wife

Married

66

1815

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

McGill

Sister-In-Law

Widow

75

1806

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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