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Household of Robert Burns (born 1845, Renfrewshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Burns, born in 1845 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Martha Burns, born in 1853 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Mother-In-Law, Jane (born 1827 in Ireland), Robert's Boarder, Maggie (born 1860 in Ireland), Robert's Boarder, David (born 1863 in Ireland) and Robert's Boarder, Joseph (born 1866 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
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Robert Burns's household
Robert
Burns
Head
Martha
Burns
Wife
Jane
Burns
Daughter
Mary
Burns
Daughter
Jane
Wilson
Mother-In-Law
Maggie
Kirk
Boarder
David
Kirk
Boarder
Joseph
Kirk
Boarder
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Burns |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Burns | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Martha | Burns | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Ireland | |
Jane | Burns | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Burns | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Wilson | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 54 | 1827 | Ireland | |
Maggie | Kirk | Boarder | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Ireland | |
David | Kirk | Boarder | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Ireland | |
Joseph | Kirk | Boarder | - | 15 | 1866 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
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