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Household of Malcolm Thornton (born 1840, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Monkland (Western), 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.
Malcolm Thornton and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Malcolm Thornton, born in 1840 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Malcolm was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Janet (born 1865 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Malcolm (born 1875 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Malcolm's Father-In-Law, Robert (born 1809 in Ireland) and Malcolm's Mother-In-Law, Janet (born 1807 in Ireland).
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Malcolm Thornton's household
Malcolm
Thornton
Head
Janet
Thornton
Daughter
Robert
Thornton
Son
Mary
Thornton
Daughter
Malcolm
Thornton
Son
Robert
McCarig
Father-In-Law
Janet
McCaig
Mother-In-Law
| First name(s) | Malcolm |
| Last name | Thornton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Malcolm | Thornton | Head | Widower | 41 | 1840 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Thornton | Daughter | - | 16 | 1865 | Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Thornton | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Thornton | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Malcolm | Thornton | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | McCarig | Father-In-Law | Widower | 72 | 1809 | Ireland | |
Janet | McCaig | Mother-In-Law | - | 74 | 1807 | Ireland |
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