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Household of James Thorn (born 1846, 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.

James Thorn and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thorn, born in 1846 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thorn, born in 1847 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1874 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1879 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1881 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother-In-Law, John Symon, born in 1861 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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James Thorn's household

Male

James

Thorn

Head
Female

Margaret

Thorn

Wife
Male

James

Thorn

Son
Female

Janet

Thorn

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Thorn

Son
Male

John

Symon

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Thorn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thorn

Head

Married

35

1846

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thorn

Wife

Married

34

1847

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Thorn

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Janet

Thorn

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew

Thorn

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Symon

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

20

1861

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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