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Household of Thomas Burns (born 1840, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inch (Landward), Wigtownshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Burns, born in 1840 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Burns, born in 1842 in Ireland. They had 7 children; James (born 1865 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Elisabeth (born 1872 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1874 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1876 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1880 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother-In-Law, Mary Woods, born in 1811 in Ireland.


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Thomas Burns's household

Male

Thomas

Burns

Head
Female

Mary

Burns

Wife
Male

James

Burns

Son
Female

Mary

Burns

Daughter
Female

Elisabeth

Burns

Daughter
Female

Annie

Burns

Daughter
Female

Jane

Burns

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Burns

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Burns

Daughter
Female

Mary

Woods

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Burns

Head

Married

41

1840

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Burns

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ireland

James

Burns

Son

-

16

1865

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Burns

Daughter

-

11

1870

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Burns

Daughter

-

9

1872

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Annie

Burns

Daughter

-

7

1874

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Burns

Daughter

-

5

1876

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Burns

Daughter

-

2

1879

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jessie

Burns

Daughter

-

1

1880

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Woods

Mother-In-Law

Married

70

1811

Ireland

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