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Household of Peter Thorburn (born 1838, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, 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.

Peter Thorburn and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Thorburn, born in 1838 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Thorburn, born in 1844 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Peter (born 1872 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1875 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1878 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Sister-In-Law, Angus (born 1856 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Peter's Visitor, Marion (born 1881 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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Peter Thorburn's household

Male

Peter

Thorburn

Head
Female

Mary

Thorburn

Wife
Male

Peter

Thorburn

Son
Female

Eliza

Thorburn

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Thorburn

Son
Female

Angus

Ried

Sister-In-Law
Female

Marion

Hamilton

Visitor
First name(s) Peter
Last name Thorburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Thorburn

Head

Married

43

1838

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Thorburn

Wife

Married

37

1844

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Peter

Thorburn

Son

-

9

1872

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Eliza

Thorburn

Daughter

-

6

1875

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Andrew

Thorburn

Son

-

3

1878

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Angus

Ried

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

25

1856

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Marion

Hamilton

Visitor

-

0

1881

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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