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Household of Robert Burns (born 1852, Roxburghshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wilton, Roxburghshire, 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.
Robert Burns and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Burns, born in 1852 in Roxburghshire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Isabella Burns, born in 1852 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1878 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Brother-In-Law, John Moffat, born in 1862 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
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Robert Burns's household
Robert
Burns
Head
Isabella
Burns
Wife
Margaret
Burns
Daughter
John
Burns
Son
Thomas
Burns
Son
John
Moffat
Brother-In-Law
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Burns |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 29 |
| Birth year | 1852 |
| Birth place | Roxburghshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Burns | Head | Married | 29 | 1852 | Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Burns | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Burns | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
John | Burns | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Burns | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
John | Moffat | Brother-In-Law | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
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