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Household of William Burns (born 1848, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Burns, born in 1848 in Kingstown, Cumberland, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Burns, born in 1851 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. They had 3 children; Andrew (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, William Murdy, born in 1852 in Ireland.


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William Burns's household

Male

William

Burns

Head
Female

Mary

Burns

Wife
Male

Andrew

Burns

Son
Male

William

Burns

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Burns

Daughter
Male

William

Murdy

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Kingstown, Cumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Burns

Head

Married

33

1848

Kingstown, Cumberland, England

Mary

Burns

Wife

Married

30

1851

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Andrew

Burns

Son

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Burns

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Burns

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William

Murdy

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Ireland

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