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Household of William J Burns (born 1833)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, 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 J Burns and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Burns, born in 1833 in , consisted of 9 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Jane Burns, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 1 child; Annie, born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Step Son, John (born 1867 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William J's Step Son, Robert (born 1869 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William J's Step Son, James (born 1871 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William J's Step Son, Samuel (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William J's Step Son, William (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William J's Boarder, John (born 1819 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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William J Burns's household

Male

William J

Burns

Head
Female

Jane

Burns

Wife
Male

John

McCaughey

Step Son
Male

Robert

McCaughey

Step Son
Male

James

McCaughey

Step Son
Male

Samuel

McCaughey

Step Son
Male

William

McCaughey

Step Son
Female

Annie

Burns

Daughter
Male

John

Brown

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

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Burns

Head

Married

48

1833

Ireland

Jane

Burns

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

John

McCaughey

Step Son

-

14

1867

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

McCaughey

Step Son

-

12

1869

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

McCaughey

Step Son

-

10

1871

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Samuel

McCaughey

Step Son

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

McCaughey

Step Son

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Annie

Burns

Daughter

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Brown

Boarder

Widower

62

1819

Argyllshire, Scotland

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