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Household of William Burns (born 1842, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lambeth, London,Surrey, 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 Burns and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Burns, born in 1842 in Peckham, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriet Burns, born in 1839 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1867 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Arthur (born 1869 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Alfred (born 1876 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Ellen E (born 1878 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and Robert H (born 1880 in Lambeth, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Alice M Clapp, born in 1859 in Somerset, England.


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William Burns's household

Male

William

Burns

Head
Female

Harriet

Burns

Wife
Male

William

Burns

Son
Male

Arthur

Burns

Son
Male

Alfred

Burns

Son
Female

Ellen E

Burns

Daughter
Male

Robert H

Burns

Son
Female

Alice M

Clapp

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Peckham, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Burns

Head

Married

39

1842

Peckham, Surrey, England

Harriet

Burns

Wife

Married

42

1839

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

William

Burns

Son

Single

14

1867

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Arthur

Burns

Son

Single

12

1869

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Alfred

Burns

Son

Single

5

1876

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Ellen E

Burns

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Robert H

Burns

Son

Single

1

1880

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Alice M

Clapp

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Somerset, England

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