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Household of William Burns (born 1851)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Burns, born in 1851 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Burns, born in 1854 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Charles (born 1875 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), William (born 1877 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Christopher (born 1880 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Michael (born 1857 in Ireland), William's Lodger, Patrick (born 1861 in Ireland) and William's Lodger, James (born 1847 in Ireland).


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William Burns's household

Male

William

Burns

Head
Female

Mary

Burns

Wife
Male

Charles

Burns

Son
Male

William

Burns

Son
Male

Christopher

Burns

Son
Male

Michael

Handlin

Lodger
Male

Patrick

Lynch

Lodger
Male

James

O'Bryan

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Burns

Head

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Mary

Burns

Wife

Married

27

1854

Ireland

Charles

Burns

Son

Single

6

1875

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William

Burns

Son

Single

4

1877

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Christopher

Burns

Son

Single

1

1880

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Michael

Handlin

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Ireland

Patrick

Lynch

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Ireland

James

O'Bryan

Lodger

Single

34

1847

Ireland

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