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Household of John Thorburn (born 1840, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walston, 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.
John Thorburn and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thorburn, born in 1840 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emily Thorburn, born in 1844 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1871 in Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1874 in Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Catherine (born 1860 in Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Andrew (born 1862 in Newtown, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Servant, John (born 1865 in Libberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Andrew (born 1867 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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John Thorburn's household
John
Thorburn
Head
Emily
Thorburn
Wife
James
Thorburn
Son
Thomas
Thorburn
Son
Catherine
Linton
Servant
Mary
Callan
Servant
Andrew
Moir
Servant
John
Scott
Servant
Andrew
Reid
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Thorburn |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Thorburn | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Emily | Thorburn | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Thorburn | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Thorburn | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Linton | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Callan | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | Moir | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Newtown, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Scott | Servant | - | 16 | 1865 | Libberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | Reid | Servant | - | 14 | 1867 | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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