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Household of Samuel Burns (born 1844, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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.

Samuel Burns and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Burns, born in 1844 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Burns, born in 1844 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1874 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Andrew S (born 1880 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Walter (born 1877 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Sister-In-Law, Isabella Baxter, born in 1834 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Samuel Burns's household

Male

Samuel

Burns

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Burns

Wife
Male

John

Burns

Son
Male

Andrew S

Burns

Son
Male

Walter

Burns

Son
Female

Isabella

Baxter

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Burns

Head

Married

37

1844

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Burns

Wife

Married

37

1844

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Burns

Son

-

7

1874

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Andrew S

Burns

Son

-

1

1880

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Walter

Burns

Son

-

4

1877

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Baxter

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

47

1834

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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