1841 Census (No

Census Returns for Joseph Henry Burgar (1868-1928)

1871 Census

Address: 9, Hatcham Row, Peckham, Lambeth, London

Surname	Forenames	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Burgar	Walter	Head	M	36	gen. labourer	St Brides, London
Burgar	Rachael	Wife	M	32		Bethnal, Green, London
Burgar	Rachael	Dau	U	9	Scholar	Walworth, Surrey
Burgar	Walter	Son	U	8	Scholar	Camberwell, Surrey
Burgar	Kate	Dau	U	5	Scholar	Camberwell, Surrey
Burgar	Joseph	Son	U	3	Scholar	Camberwell, Surrey
Burgar	Rebecca	Dau	U	1		Camberwell, Surrey

Joseph Henry Burgar living with his parents, Walter and Rachael Burgar, and siblings.

1881 Census

(Reference RG 11/3652, p3, f86)

Address; Holy Trinity Industrial School, Grafton St, Toxteth Park, Liverpool

Surname	Forenames	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Burgar	Joseph	Inmate	S	13	Scholar	Middlesex, london

Joseph is the son of Walter and Rachael Burgar. He later joined the army. It is unclear why he should be in Liverpool.

This type of school was normally for orphans. Most of the inmates came from London or Middlesex, with the remainder coming from all over the UK. Presumably it would have been easier to enter that they all came from London, Middlesex rather than to have entered the correct parish within London. It is possible that these were difficult children that needed to be institutionalised for some reason. More work is being carried out on this topic.

Later Joseph Henry joined the Army. We have not found him in either the 1891 or 1901 Census returns. At the later date he was probably in Scotland, since one of his children was born there soon after the 1901 Census. He may have been in Ireland in the 1891 Census.