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Household of Robert Burns (born 1831, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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.

Robert Burns and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Burns, born in 1831 in Maybole, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Burns, born in 1830 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Bernard (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert's -, Robert (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert's -, Jane (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Robert Burns's household

Male

Robert

Burns

Head
Female

Margaret

Burns

Wife
Female

Margaret

Burns

Daughter
Male

George

Burns

Son
Male

Bernard

Sanachan

Boarder
Male

Robert

Sanachan

-
Female

Jane

Sanachan

-
First name(s) Robert
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Burns

Head

Married

50

1831

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Burns

Wife

Married

51

1830

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Burns

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Burns

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bernard

Sanachan

Boarder

Married

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Sanachan

-

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Sanachan

-

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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