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Household of James Thorburn (born 1838, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, 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 Thorburn and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thorburn, born in 1838 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elisa Stork Thorburn, born in 1839 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 8 children; Mary (born 1862 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), William (born 1864 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Davina (born 1867 in Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1869 in Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1871 in Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Thomas Brown (born 1873 in Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland), James Watison (born 1875 in Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Robert Brown (born 1878 in Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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James Thorburn's household

Male

James

Thorburn

Head
Female

Elisa Stork

Thorburn

Wife
Female

Mary

Thorburn

Daughter
Male

William

Thorburn

Son
Female

Davina

Thorburn

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Thorburn

Daughter
Female

Annie

Thorburn

Daughter
Male

Thomas Brown

Thorburn

Son
Male

James Watison

Thorburn

Son
Male

Robert Brown

Thorburn

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Thorburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thorburn

Head

Married

43

1838

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Elisa Stork

Thorburn

Wife

Married

42

1839

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Thorburn

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

William

Thorburn

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Davina

Thorburn

Daughter

-

14

1867

Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Maggie

Thorburn

Daughter

-

12

1869

Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Annie

Thorburn

Daughter

-

10

1871

Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Thomas Brown

Thorburn

Son

-

8

1873

Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James Watison

Thorburn

Son

-

6

1875

Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Robert Brown

Thorburn

Son

-

3

1878

Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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