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Household of Thomas Burns (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Burns, born in 1853 in Pendleton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Edna Burns, born in 1851 in Sale, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1873 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1875 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Ester (born 1876 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1878 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England) and Edna (born 1877 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Mary Ellen Fryers, born in 1853 in Salford, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Burns's household

Male

Thomas

Burns

Head
Female

Edna

Burns

Wife
Male

James

Burns

Son
Male

Peter

Burns

Son
Female

Ester

Burns

Daughter
Female

Mary

Burns

Daughter
Female

Edna

Burns

Daughter
Female

Mary Ellen

Fryers

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Burns

Head

Married

28

1853

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Edna

Burns

Wife

Married

30

1851

Sale, Cheshire, England

James

Burns

Son

Single

8

1873

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Peter

Burns

Son

Single

6

1875

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Ester

Burns

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Burns

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Edna

Burns

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Fryers

Servant

Single

28

1853

Salford, Lancashire, England

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