Hello, Researching maternal & paternal ancestors and always on the lookout for familiar surnames. While searching census records for Brown County Ohio and maternal ancestors (Bowers), came across this Burns (paternal surname) listing. No relation to my Burns family (Ireland to Carbon & Schuylkill Counties, PA) but thought it might be of use to someone. Head of Household: James Burns 1 male age 5-10 2 males ages 10-15 2 males ages 15-20 1 male age 20-30 2 males age 40-50 2 males ages 70-80 1 female under age 5 1 female age 5-10 1 female age 15-20 1 female age 20-30 3 females age 30-40 2 females age 50-60 Total 19 census can be viewed online http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/oh/brown/census/1840 click on page 303a for James Burns click on page 303b for # in household, and where employed Good Luck, Fran