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Household of William Burnell (born 1849, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 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 Burnell and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Burnell, born in 1849 in Somerton, Somerset, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret L Burnell, born in 1850 in Cannington, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Richard W (born 1873 in Curry Mallet, Somerset, England), Minnie T (born 1875 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England), Margaret M (born 1877 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England), Helen M (born 1879 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England) and Charles E (born 1881 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Cousin, Bessie (born 1853 in North Curry, Somerset, England), William's Brother, Richard (born 1863 in Somerton, Somerset, England), William's Brother, Robert (born 1854 in Somerton, Somerset, England) and William's Brother, Alway (born 1865 in Somerton, Somerset, England).


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William Burnell's household

Male

William

Burnell

Head
Female

Margaret L

Burnell

Wife
Male

Richard W

Burnell

Son
Female

Minnie T

Burnell

Daughter
Female

Margaret M

Burnell

Daughter
Female

Helen M

Burnell

Daughter
Male

Charles E

Burnell

Son
Female

Bessie

Morris

Cousin
Male

Richard

Burnell

Brother
Male

Robert

Burnell

Brother
Male

Alway

Burnell

Brother
First name(s) William
Last name Burnell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Somerton, Somerset, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Burnell

Head

Married

32

1849

Somerton, Somerset, England

Margaret L

Burnell

Wife

Married

31

1850

Cannington, Somerset, England

Richard W

Burnell

Son

Single

8

1873

Curry Mallet, Somerset, England

Minnie T

Burnell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Margaret M

Burnell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Helen M

Burnell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Charles E

Burnell

Son

Single

0

1881

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Bessie

Morris

Cousin

Single

28

1853

North Curry, Somerset, England

Richard

Burnell

Brother

Single

18

1863

Somerton, Somerset, England

Robert

Burnell

Brother

Single

27

1854

Somerton, Somerset, England

Alway

Burnell

Brother

Single

16

1865

Somerton, Somerset, England

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