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Household of William Burke (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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.

William Burke and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Burke, born in 1831 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Burke, born in 1835 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Francis (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, Thomas (born 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and William's Granson, Francis (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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William Burke's household

Male

William

Burke

Head
Female

Catherine

Burke

Wife
Female

Mary

Scott

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Scott

Son In Law
Male

Francis

Burke

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Burke

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Burke

Daughter
Male

Francis

Scott

Granson
First name(s) William
Last name Burke
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Burke

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Catherine

Burke

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ireland

Mary

Scott

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Scott

Son In Law

Married

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Francis

Burke

Son

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Burke

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Burke

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Francis

Scott

Granson

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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