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Household of James H Thorns (born 1839, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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.

James H Thorns and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James H Thorns, born in 1839 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. James H was the head of the household, married to Helen Thorns, born in 1842 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James A (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane M (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James H's Mother-In-Law, Jane Aimer, born in 1812 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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James H Thorns's household

Male

James H

Thorns

Head
Female

Helen

Thorns

Wife
Male

James A

Thorns

Son
Female

Jane M

Thorns

Daughter
Female

Jane

Aimer

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James H
Last name Thorns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James H

Thorns

Head

Married

42

1839

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Thorns

Wife

Married

39

1842

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James A

Thorns

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane M

Thorns

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Aimer

Mother-In-Law

Widow

69

1812

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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