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Household of Robert Burns (born 1853, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holbeck, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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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.

Robert Burns and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Burns, born in 1853 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Burns, born in 1858 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Lydia (born 1877 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1878 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England) and James (born 1880 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England).


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Robert Burns's household

Male

Robert

Burns

Head
Female

Mary

Burns

Wife
Female

Lydia

Burns

Daughter
Male

Walter

Burns

Son
Male

James

Burns

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Burns

Head

Married

28

1853

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Burns

Wife

Married

23

1858

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Lydia

Burns

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Burns

Son

Single

3

1878

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

James

Burns

Son

Single

1

1880

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

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