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Household of Thomas Burns (born 1840, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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.
Thomas Burns and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Burns, born in 1840 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Janet Burns, born in 1842 in St David's, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1864 in Port Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1868 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Jane (born 1871 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Agnes (born 1876 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Janet (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother-In-Law, Mary Laidlaw, born in 1811 in St David's, Fife, Scotland.
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Thomas Burns's household
Thomas
Burns
Head
Janet
Burns
Wife
James
Burns
Son
Charles
Burns
Son
Jane
Burns
Daughter
Agnes
Burns
Daughter
Janet
Burns
Daughter
John
Burns
Son
Mary
Laidlaw
Mother-In-Law
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Burns |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Burns | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Janet | Burns | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | St David's, Fife, Scotland | |
James | Burns | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Port Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Charles | Burns | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Jane | Burns | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Agnes | Burns | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Janet | Burns | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Burns | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Laidlaw | Mother-In-Law | - | 70 | 1811 | St David's, Fife, Scotland |
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