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Household of William A Burns (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, 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.

William A Burns and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William A Burns, born in 1844 in Govan, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. William A was the head of the household, married to Martha Storrie Burns, born in 1843 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1864 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes D (born 1867 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William D (born 1873 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert S (born 1875 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Martha S (born 1877 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane S (born 1881 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William A's Lodger, Charles Hay, born in 1841 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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William A Burns's household

Male

William A

Burns

Head
Female

Martha Storrie

Burns

Wife
Male

James

Burns

Son
Female

Agnes D

Burns

Daughter
Male

William D

Burns

Son
Male

Robert S

Burns

Son
Female

Martha S

Burns

Daughter
Female

Jane S

Burns

Daughter
Male

Charles

Hay

Lodger
First name(s) William A
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William A

Burns

Head

Married

37

1844

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha Storrie

Burns

Wife

Married

38

1843

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Burns

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes D

Burns

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William D

Burns

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert S

Burns

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha S

Burns

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane S

Burns

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

Hay

Lodger

Unmarried

40

1841

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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