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Household of David Thorburn (born 1834, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Symington, 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.

David Thorburn and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Thorburn, born in 1834 in Symington, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Thorburn, born in 1833 in Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; James (born 1861 in Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1868 in Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Stephen (born 1872 in Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1875 in Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David (born 1878 in Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Servant, Jane Gilchrist, born in 1867 in Coulter, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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David Thorburn's household

Male

David

Thorburn

Head
Female

Mary

Thorburn

Wife
Male

James

Thorburn

Son
Male

John

Thorburn

Son
Male

William

Thorburn

Son
Male

Andrew

Thorburn

Son
Male

Stephen

Thorburn

Son
Female

Mary

Thorburn

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thorburn

Son
Male

David

Thorburn

Son
Female

Jane

Gilchrist

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Thorburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Thorburn

Head

Married

47

1834

Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thorburn

Wife

Married

48

1833

Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Thorburn

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Thorburn

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Thorburn

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Thorburn

Son

-

13

1868

Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Stephen

Thorburn

Son

-

9

1872

Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thorburn

Daughter

-

8

1873

Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Thorburn

Son

-

6

1875

Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Thorburn

Son

-

3

1878

Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Gilchrist

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Coulter, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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