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Household of William Burns (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Burns, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Violet Burns, born in 1835 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jeanie (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Martha Horner, born in 1864 in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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William Burns's household

Male

William

Burns

Head
Female

Violet

Burns

Wife
Female

Jeanie

Burns

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Burns

Daughter
Male

William

Burns

Son
Female

Martha

Horner

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Burns

Head

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Violet

Burns

Wife

Married

46

1835

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jeanie

Burns

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Burns

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Burns

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Horner

Visitor

-

17

1864

Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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