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Household of William Burns (born 1833)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Burns, born in 1833 in , consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Burns, born in 1835 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Frederick (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Thomas Jones, born in 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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William Burns's household

Male

William

Burns

Head
Female

Ellen

Burns

Wife
Male

Frederick

Burns

Son
Female

Ellen

Burns

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Jones

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Burns

Head

Married

48

1833

Ireland

Ellen

Burns

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ireland

Frederick

Burns

Son

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Burns

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Jones

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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