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Household of John B Thorn (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George Landward, Midlothian, 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.

John B Thorn and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John B Thorn, born in 1847 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John B was the head of the household, married to Ann Thorn, born in 1846 in Burghead, Elgin or Moray, Scotland. They had 4 children; Annie B (born 1875 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie B (born 1876 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret W (born 1878 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1880 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John B's Boarder, Andrew Paterson, born in 1860 in Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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John B Thorn's household

Male

John B

Thorn

Head
Female

Ann

Thorn

Wife
Female

Annie B

Thorn

Daughter
Female

Jessie B

Thorn

Daughter
Female

Margaret W

Thorn

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Thorn

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Paterson

Boarder
First name(s) John B
Last name Thorn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John B

Thorn

Head

Married

34

1847

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Thorn

Wife

Married

35

1846

Burghead, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Annie B

Thorn

Daughter

-

6

1875

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie B

Thorn

Daughter

-

5

1876

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret W

Thorn

Daughter

-

3

1878

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Thorn

Daughter

-

1

1880

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Paterson

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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