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Household of Alexander Thorburn (born 1816, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

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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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thorburn, born in 1816 in St Boswells, Roxburghshire, consisted of 3 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Thorburn, born in 1814 in Jedburgh, Selkirkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Granddaughter, Mary Burnet, born in 1864 in St Boswells, Selkirkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Thorburn's household

Male

Alexander

Thorburn

Head
Female

Mary

Thorburn

Wife
Female

Mary

Burnet

Granddaughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thorburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thorburn

Head

Married

65

1816

St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary

Thorburn

Wife

Married

67

1814

Jedburgh, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Mary

Burnet

Granddaughter

Unmarried

17

1864

St Boswells, Selkirkshire, Scotland

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