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Household of William Burns (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes Burns, born in 1850 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William J L (born 1876 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John A (born 1877 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Agnes H (born 1880 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Maria Tedford, born in 1860 in England.


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William Burns's household

Male

William

Burns

Head
Female

Agnes

Burns

Wife
Male

William J L

Burns

Son
Male

John A

Burns

Son
Female

Agnes H

Burns

Daughter
Female

Maria

Tedford

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
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

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Burns

Wife

Married

31

1850

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William J L

Burns

Son

-

5

1876

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John A

Burns

Son

-

4

1877

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes H

Burns

Daughter

-

1

1880

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maria

Tedford

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

England

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