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Household of Alexander Thorburn (born 1848)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Alexander Thorburn and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thorburn, born in 1848 in , consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Eliza Thorburn, born in 1842 in Dover, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Daughter, Rose (born 1863 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), Alexander's Step Daughter, Ada (born 1864 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), Alexander's Step Daughter, Amy (born 1866 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), Alexander's Step Son, Edward (born 1869 in Battersea, Surrey, England) and Alexander's -, William (born 1860 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England).


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Alexander Thorburn's household

Male

Alexander

Thorburn

Head
Female

Eliza

Thorburn

Wife
Female

Rose

Thorburn

Step Daughter
Female

Ada

Thorburn

Step Daughter
Female

Amy

Thorburn

Step Daughter
Male

Edward

Thorburn

Step Son
Male

William

Whiteman

-
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thorburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thorburn

Head

Married

33

1848

Scotland

Eliza

Thorburn

Wife

Married

39

1842

Dover, Kent, England

Rose

Thorburn

Step Daughter

Single

18

1863

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Ada

Thorburn

Step Daughter

Single

17

1864

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Amy

Thorburn

Step Daughter

Single

15

1866

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Edward

Thorburn

Step Son

Single

12

1869

Battersea, Surrey, England

William

Whiteman

-

Single

21

1860

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

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