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Household of Thomas Burnett (born 1838, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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.

Thomas Burnett and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Burnett, born in 1838 in New York, Durham, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Burnett, born in 1836 in Swalwell, Durham, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1869 in Spen, Durham, England) and Thomas (born 1876 in Spen, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, William Varty, born in 1818 in Seaton, Cumberland, England.


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Thomas Burnett's household

Male

Thomas

Burnett

Head
Female

Dorothy

Burnett

Wife
Male

John

Burnett

Son
Male

Thomas

Burnett

Son
Male

William

Varty

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Burnett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place New York, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Burnett

Head

Married

43

1838

New York, Durham, England

Dorothy

Burnett

Wife

Married

45

1836

Swalwell, Durham, England

John

Burnett

Son

Single

12

1869

Spen, Durham, England

Thomas

Burnett

Son

Single

5

1876

Spen, Durham, England

William

Varty

Lodger

Widower

63

1818

Seaton, Cumberland, England

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