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Household of George Thorn (born 1844, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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.

George Thorn and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Thorn, born in 1844 in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Helen Thorn, born in 1840 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; George (born 1867 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1869 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1874 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Visitor, Charles Buchan, born in 1849 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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George Thorn's household

Male

George

Thorn

Head
Female

Helen

Thorn

Wife
Male

George

Thorn

Son
Female

Helen

Thorn

Daughter
Male

John

Thorn

Son
Female

Eliza

Thorn

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thorn

Daughter
Male

James

Thorn

Son
Male

Charles

Buchan

Visitor
First name(s) George
Last name Thorn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Thorn

Head

Married

37

1844

Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Thorn

Wife

Married

41

1840

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Thorn

Son

-

14

1867

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Thorn

Daughter

-

12

1869

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Thorn

Son

-

9

1872

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Thorn

Daughter

-

7

1874

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Thorn

Daughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Thorn

Son

-

1

1880

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Buchan

Visitor

Unmarried

32

1849

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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