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Household of William Burnham (born 1834, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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 Burnham and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Burnham, born in 1834 in Durham, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 9 children; John (born 1860 in Kelloe, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1861 in Kelloe, Durham, England), Margareth (born 1865 in Sherburn, Durham, England), William (born 1865 in Sherburn, Durham, England), George (born 1867 in Crook, Durham, England), Hannah (born 1868 in Kelloe, Durham, England), Matthew (born 1873 in Kelloe, Durham, England), Harrison (born 1875 in Kelloe, Durham, England) and Thomason (born 1878 in Crook, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Elizabeth Marshall, born in 1863 in Spennymoor, Durham, England.


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William Burnham's household

Male

William

Burnham

Head
Male

John

Burnham

Son
Male

Thomas

Burnham

Son
Female

Margareth

Burnham

Daughter
Male

William

Burnham

Son
Male

George

Burnham

Son
Female

Hannah

Burnham

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Burnham

Son
Male

Harrison

Burnham

Son
Female

Thomason

Burnham

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Marshall

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Burnham
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Burnham

Head

Widower

47

1834

Durham, England

John

Burnham

Son

Single

21

1860

Kelloe, Durham, England

Thomas

Burnham

Son

Single

20

1861

Kelloe, Durham, England

Margareth

Burnham

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sherburn, Durham, England

William

Burnham

Son

Single

16

1865

Sherburn, Durham, England

George

Burnham

Son

Single

14

1867

Crook, Durham, England

Hannah

Burnham

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Kelloe, Durham, England

Matthew

Burnham

Son

Single

8

1873

Kelloe, Durham, England

Harrison

Burnham

Son

Single

6

1875

Kelloe, Durham, England

Thomason

Burnham

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Crook, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Marshall

Servant

Single

18

1863

Spennymoor, Durham, England

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