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Household of Thomas Burns (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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 Burns and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Burns, born in 1828 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 3 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Burns, born in 1838 in Haydock, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Step Daughter, Jane Lyon, born in 1866 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Burns's household

Male

Thomas

Burns

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Burns

Wife
Female

Jane

Lyon

Step Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Burns

Head

Married

53

1828

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Burns

Wife

Married

43

1838

Haydock, Lancashire, England

Jane

Lyon

Step Daughter

Single

15

1866

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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