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Household of William S Burns (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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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 S Burns and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William S Burns, born in 1845 in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. William S was the head of the household, married to Sarah Burns, born in 1863 in Warley, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Sarah (born 1863 in Warley, Yorkshire, England), Louisa (born 1869 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1871 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England), Joe (born 1874 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1876 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England), Miranda (born 1879 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England) and Mary E (born 1881 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William S's Mother In Law, Rebecca (born 1818 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and William S's Niece, Ada M (born 1879 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England).


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William S Burns's household

Male

William S

Burns

Head
Female

Sarah

Burns

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Burns

Daughter
Female

Alice

Burns

Daughter
Male

Joe

Burns

Son
Male

Harry

Burns

Son
Female

Miranda

Burns

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Burns

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Townend

Mother In Law
Female

Ada M

Townend

Niece
First name(s) William S
Last name Burns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William S

Burns

Head

Married

36

1845

Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Burns

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Warley, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Burns

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Burns

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Joe

Burns

Son

Single

7

1874

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Burns

Son

Single

5

1876

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Miranda

Burns

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Burns

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

Townend

Mother In Law

Widow

63

1818

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Ada M

Townend

Niece

Single

2

1879

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

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