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Census Returns for Thomas Fraser Burgess (1886 - 19?)

Census 1891

(Ref. T-4, p 9, Schedule 60)

Address Adies Store-West Shore, Scalloway, Shetland

First Name	Surname	Status	Mar	Age	born	Occupation	Employed	Born
Mary	BURGESS	HD	M	32	1859	Fisherman's Wife		Tingwall
Eliza	BURGESS	DA	U	11	1880	Scholar		Tingwall
James	BURGESS	SO	U	9	1882	Scholar		Tingwall
John	BURGESS	SO	U	6	1885	Scholar		Tingwall
Thomas	BURGESS	SO	U	4	1887			Tingwall

Thomas at home with his mother; his father James Burgess was not at home at the time of this Census. All the births are entered as being in Tingwall. This is incorrect, only Mary (Hunter) Burgess was born in Tingwall; the children were born in Scalloway.

Census 1901

(Ref. T-4, p 17 Schedule 114)

Address Midshore, 3, Smiths Buildings, Scalloway, Shetland

First Name	Surname	Status	Mar	Age	born	Occupation	Employed	Born
James	BURGESS	HD	M	47	1854	Fisherman	Works on own account	Quarff
Mary	BURGESS	WI	M	41	1860			Scalloway
Maggie	BURGESS	DA	U	24	1877	Hosiery Knitter	Works on own account at home	Scalloway
Eliza H	BURGESS	DA	U	21	1880	Hosiery Knitter	Works on own account at home	Scalloway
Robert J	BURGESS	SO	U	17	1884	Fish Worker	Worker	Scalloway
Thomas T	BURGESS	SO		14	1887	Carter (General)	Worker	Scalloway
Mary T	BURGESS	DA		5	1896			Scalloway

Thomas at home with his parents. Mary (Hunter) Burgess was born in Tingwall, not Scalloway.

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