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Household of William Burn (born 1850, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 Burn and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Burn, born in 1850 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Burn, born in 1851 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1872 in Kingskerswell, Devon, England), Anney E (born 1874 in Ipplepen, Devon, England), William (born 1876 in Kingskerswell, Devon, England), Florence (born 1878 in Kingskerswell, Devon, England) and John (born 1880 in Kingskerswell, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Hansford, born in 1816 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England.


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William Burn's household

Male

William

Burn

Head
Female

Ann

Burn

Wife
Male

Thomas

Burn

Son
Female

Anney E

Burn

Daughter
Male

William

Burn

Son
Female

Florence

Burn

Daughter
Male

John

Burn

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Hansford

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Burn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Burn

Head

Married

31

1850

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Ann

Burn

Wife

Married

30

1851

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Thomas

Burn

Son

Single

9

1872

Kingskerswell, Devon, England

Anney E

Burn

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ipplepen, Devon, England

William

Burn

Son

Single

5

1876

Kingskerswell, Devon, England

Florence

Burn

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Kingskerswell, Devon, England

John

Burn

Son

Single

1

1880

Kingskerswell, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Hansford

Mother In Law

Widow

65

1816

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

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