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Household of Thomas Burns (born 1821, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 1821 in Kendal, Westmorland, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Hannah Burns, born in 1822 in Westmorland, England. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1842 in Yorkshire, England), Mills (born 1845 in Morecambe, Lancashire, England), William (born 1847 in Morecambe, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1861 in Morecambe, Lancashire, England) and Frederick (born 1862 in Morecambe, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Henry Brown, born in 1859 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Burns's household

Male

Thomas

Burns

Head
Female

Hannah

Burns

Wife
Female

Margaret

Burns

Daughter
Male

Mills

Burns

Son
Male

William

Burns

Son
Male

Charles

Burns

Son
Male

Frederick

Burns

Son
Male

Henry

Brown

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Kendal, Westmorland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Burns

Head

Married

60

1821

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Hannah

Burns

Wife

Married

59

1822

Westmorland, England

Margaret

Burns

Daughter

Single

39

1842

Yorkshire, England

Mills

Burns

Son

Single

36

1845

Morecambe, Lancashire, England

William

Burns

Son

Single

34

1847

Morecambe, Lancashire, England

Charles

Burns

Son

Single

20

1861

Morecambe, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Burns

Son

Single

19

1862

Morecambe, Lancashire, England

Henry

Brown

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Preston, Lancashire, England

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