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Household of Alexander Thorburn (born 1856, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thorburn, born in 1856 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Hannah Thorburn, born in 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Thomas, born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Mary Colville, born in 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Thorburn's household

Male

Alexander

Thorburn

Head
Female

Hannah

Thorburn

Wife
Male

Thomas

Thorburn

Son
Female

Mary

Colville

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thorburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thorburn

Head

Married

25

1856

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Hannah

Thorburn

Wife

Married

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Thorburn

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Colville

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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