James Jardine Burnie in Dumfriesshire in the 1881 Census

Details of James Jardine Burnie of High Street, Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

First name(s): James Jardine
Last name: Burnie
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 57
Birth year: 1824
Occupation: Bank Agent
Birth town: Moffat
Birth county: Dumfriesshire
Birth place: Scotland
Street: High Street
Town: —
Parish: Moffat
County: Dumfriesshire
Country: Scotland
Registration district: Moffat

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Jane	Last name Burnie	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 54	Birth year 1827	Occupation Bank Agent Wife	Birth place Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
First name(s) Helen Farish	Last name Burnie	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Unmarried	Gender Female	Age 19	Birth year 1862	Occupation Bank Agent Daur	Birth place Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
First name(s) Elizabeth Moffat	Last name Johnstone	Relationship Servant	Marital status Unmarried	Gender Female	Age 17	Birth year 1864	Occupation Cook Domestic	Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland
First name(s) Marion	Last name White	Relationship Servant	Marital status Unmarried	Gender Female	Age 16	Birth year 1865	Occupation Housemaid Domestic	Birth place Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Burnie family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes James Jardine Burnie and 4 other people

Burnie family summary

NAME: James Jardine Burnie
BORN: 1824
BIRTH COUNTY: Dumfriesshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland