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Household of William Burns (Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lesmahagow, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Burns, born in in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Burns, born in 1826 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Simon (born 1854 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1858 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1861 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1866 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1874 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Granddaughter, Isabella (born 1880 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Burns's household

Male

William

Burns

Head
Female

Mary

Burns

Wife
Male

Simon

Burns

Son
Male

James

Burns

Son
Female

Isabella

Burns

Daughter
Female

Mary

Burns

Daughter
Female

Mary

Brownlee

Granddaughter
Female

Isabella

Burns

Granddaughter
First name(s) William
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age -
Birth year -
Birth place Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Burns

Head

Married

-

-

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Burns

Wife

Married

55

1826

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Simon

Burns

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Burns

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Burns

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Burns

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Brownlee

Granddaughter

-

7

1874

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Burns

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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