Mary Burton in London, Middlesex in the 1881 Census

Details of Mary Burton of 34 Raven Street, Whitechapel, London, Middlesex, England

First name(s): Mary
Last name: Burton
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Widow
Gender: Female
Age: 64
Birth year: 1817
Occupation: Laundress
Birth town: Spitalfields
Birth county: Middlesex
Birth place: England
Street: 34 Raven Street
Town: —
Parish: Whitechapel
County: London, Middlesex
Country: England
Registration district: Whitechapel

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) George	Last name Burton	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 22	Birth year 1859	Occupation Warehouseman	Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Edward	Last name Burton	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 20	Birth year 1861	Occupation Packer	Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Mary	Last name Balcon	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Widow	Gender Female	Age 32	Birth year 1849	Occupation Tailoress	Birth place Spitalfields, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Sarah	Last name Balcon	Relationship Grand Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 8	Birth year 1873	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Henrietta	Last name Balcon	Relationship Grand Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 6	Birth year 1875	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England
First name(s) Reuben	Last name Balcon	Relationship Grand Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 4	Birth year 1877	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England
First name(s) Alice	Last name Balcon	Relationship Grand Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 2	Birth year 1879	Occupation -	Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England
First name(s) Susannah	Last name Bourdon	Relationship Lodger	Marital status Widow	Gender Female	Age 52	Birth year 1829	Occupation Confectioner Retired	Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, 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 Mary Burton and 8 other people

Burton family summary

NAME: Mary Burton
BORN: 1817
BIRTH COUNTY: Middlesex
ADDRESS IN 1881: Whitechapel, London, Middlesex, England