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Household of David Thorburn (born 1847, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Thorburn, born in 1847 in Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Catherine Thorburn, born in 1850 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; David (born 1873 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Agness (born 1878 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Hugh (born 1880 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Step Son, Robert Greenhorn, born in 1870 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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David Thorburn's household

Male

David

Thorburn

Head
Female

Catherine

Thorburn

Wife
Male

David

Thorburn

Son
Female

Margaret

Thorburn

Daughter
Male

James

Thorburn

Son
Female

Agness

Thorburn

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Thorburn

Son
Male

Robert

Greenhorn

Step Son
First name(s) David
Last name Thorburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Thorburn

Head

Married

34

1847

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Catherine

Thorburn

Wife

Married

31

1850

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

David

Thorburn

Son

-

8

1873

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thorburn

Daughter

-

7

1874

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Thorburn

Son

-

5

1876

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Agness

Thorburn

Daughter

-

3

1878

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Hugh

Thorburn

Son

-

1

1880

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Robert

Greenhorn

Step Son

-

11

1870

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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