John was born in Ireland about 1823 and moved to Ulverston in Lancashire. In 1861 he is shown living there as an Iron Miner born in Ireland 1822/23 with his Irish born wife Winifred and 7 children. His eldest daughter is shown as born in Ireland in 1845/6 with the other children born in Ulverston.[1]
Sources
"England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7YT-XP6 : 12 December 2017), John Burns, Ulverston, Lancashire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
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