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Census Returns for James Burger (1830 - 1906) and family.

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Census 1841

(Ref. DU-3, p 1 Schedule 1)

Address Hillwill, Dunrossness, Shetland

First Names	Surname	Age	Born	Occupation	Born in Shetland
Robert	BURGESS	60	1781	Fisherman	Y
Jane	BURGESS	55	1786		Y
Jane	BURGESS	30	1811		Y
Laurence	BURGESS	20	1821	Fisherman	Y
Robert	BURGESS	15	1826	Fisherman	Y
Grizel	BURGESS	15	1826		Y
James	BURGESS	10	1831		Y

Census 1851

(Ref. DU-5, p 21 Schedule 57)

Address Hillwill, Dunrossness, Shetland

First Name	Surname	Status	Mar	Age	born	Occupation	Born
John	MALCOMSON	HD	W	58	1793	Crofter & fisherman	Dunrossness
Malcom	MALCOMSON	SO	U	26	1825	Crofter's son	Dunrossness
Margaret	MALCOMSON	DA	U	20	1831	Crofter's daughter	Dunrossness
Margaret	HARPER	SV	U	40	1811	Crofter's servant	Dunrossness
James	BURGESS	SV	U	22	1829	Crofter's servant	Dunrossness

Census 1861

(Ref. DU-4, p 6, Schedule 23)

Address 5 Hillwell, Dunrossness, Shetland

First Name	Surname	Status	Mar	Age	born	Occupation	Born
James	BURGER	HD	M	30	1831	Fisherman and crofter	Dunrossness
Margret	BURGER	WI	M	30	1831	Fisherman's wife	Dunrossness
James	BURGER	SO		8 mo	1860	Fisherman's son	Dunrossness
Barbara	BURGER	NC		12	1849	Scholar	Dunrossness

Census 1871

(Ref. DU-1, p 17, Schedule 66)

Address South Scousburgh, Dunrossness, Shetland

First Name	Surname	Status	Mar	Age	born	Occupation	Born
William	HENDERSON	HD	M	62	1809	Fisherman and crofter	Dunrossness
Christina	HENDERSON	WI	M	38	1833		Dunrossness
James	BURGESS	SL	M	42	1829	Fisherman	Dunrossness
Elizabeth	BURGESS	DA	M	34	1837		Dunrossness
Elizabeth	BURGESS	GD		13	1858	Scholar	Dunrossness
Andriana	BURGESS	GD		9	1862	Scholar	Dunrossness
William	BURGESS	GS		6	1865	Scholar	Dunrossness
Robert	BURGESS	GS		4	1867		Dunrossness
James	BURGESS	GS		1	1870		Dunrossness

James and family living with his parents-in-law.

Census 1881

(Ref. DU-1, p 18, Schedule 60)

Address South Scousburgh, Dunrossness, Shetland

First Name	Surname	Status	Mar	Age	born	Occupation	Born
James	BURGES	HD	W	52	1829	Fisherman & Crofter	Dunrossness
Jean	BURGES	DA	U	20	1861	Knitter Worsted	Dunrossness
Andrenna	BURGES	DA	U	19	1862	Knitter Worsted	Dunrossness
William	BURGES	SO	U	16	1865	Fisherman	Dunrossness
Robert	BURGES	SO	U	14	1867	Farm Labourer	Dunrossness
James	BURGES	SO		11	1870	Scholar	Dunrossness
Mary	BURGES	DA		8	1873	Scholar	Dunrossness
Grace	BURGES	DA		6	1875	Scholar	Dunrossness
Margret	BURGES	DA		4	1877		Dunrossness
John L.	BURGES	SO		4	1877		Dunrossness

James is now a widow, his first wife, Elizabeth Henderson died in 1878.

Census 1891

(Ref. DU-1, p 2, Schedule 9)

Address Hamlet of South Scousburgh, Dunrossness, Shetland

First Name	Surname	Status	Mar	Age	born	Occupation	Employed	Born
James	BURGESS	HD	M	62	1829	Crofter Fisherman		Dunrossness
Ellen	BURGESS	WI	M	52	1839			Dunrossness
Anderina	BURGESS	DA	U	27	1864	Knitter		Dunrossness
Grace	BURGESS	DA	U	16	1875	Knitter		Dunrossness
Margaret	BURGESS	DA	U	14	1877	Knitter		Dunrossness
John L	BURGESS	SO	U	14	1877	Assisting to Cure Fish		Dunrossness

James has now remarried to Ellen Gilbertson, in 1882..

Census 1901

(Ref. DU-1, p 15, Schedule 62)

Address South Scousburgh, Dunrossness, Shetland

First Name	Surname	Status	Mar	Age	born	Occupation	Employed	Born
James	BURGESS	HD	M	71	1830	Crofter	Works on own account at home	Dunrossness
Ellen	BURGESS	WI	M	62	1839	Crofter's Wife		Dunrossness
Grace	BURGESS	DA	U	26	1875	Knitter	Works on own account at home	Dunrossness
Maggie	BURGESS	DA	U	24	1877	Knitter	Works on own account at home	Dunrossness
John L	BURGESS	SO	U	24	1877	Fisherman		Dunrossness

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