William Burton in London, Essex in the 1881 Census

Details of William Burton of 7 Union Road, West Ham, London, Essex, England

First name(s): William
Last name: Burton
Relationship: Son
Marital status: Single
Gender: Male
Age: 15
Birth year: 1866
Occupation: Lab
Birth town: Plaistow
Birth county: Essex
Birth place: England
Street: 7 Union Road
Town: —
Parish: West Ham
County: London, Essex
Country: England
Registration district: West Ham

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) James	Last name Burton	Relationship Head	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 30	Birth year 1851	Occupation Lab	Birth place Coggeshall, Essex, England
First name(s) Ellen	Last name Burton	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 39	Birth year 1842	Occupation -	Birth place Dover, Kent, England
First name(s) Louisa	Last name Burton	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 18	Birth year 1863	Occupation Mechanic	Birth place Plaistow, Essex, England
First name(s) Samuel	Last name Burton	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 13	Birth year 1868	Occupation Lab	Birth place Plaistow, Essex, England
First name(s) Eliza	Last name Burton	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 11	Birth year 1870	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Canning Town, Essex, England
First name(s) Fanny	Last name Burton	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 6	Birth year 1875	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Canning Town, Essex, England
First name(s) Hannah	Last name Burton	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 1	Birth year 1880	Occupation -	Birth place Plaistow, Essex, England

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 Burton family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes William Burton and 7 other people

Burton family summary

NAME: William Burton
BORN: 1866
BIRTH COUNTY: Essex
ADDRESS IN 1881: West Ham, London, Essex, England