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Household of William Burns (born 1846)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Burns, born in 1846 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie Burns, born in 1844 in Ireland. They had 4 children; John H (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Samuel B (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William N (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Mary McIlwrath, born in 1858 in Ireland.


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William Burns's household

Male

William

Burns

Head
Female

Annie

Burns

Wife
Male

John H

Burns

Son
Male

Samuel B

Burns

Son
Male

William N

Burns

Son
Male

Robert

Burns

Son
Female

Mary

McIlwrath

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Burns

Head

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Annie

Burns

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ireland

John H

Burns

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel B

Burns

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William N

Burns

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Burns

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McIlwrath

Visitor

Unmarried

23

1858

Ireland

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