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Household of Thomas Sorbie (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, 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.

Thomas Sorbie and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sorbie, born in 1841 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Sorbie, born in 1842 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Andrew (born 1870 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1872 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1876 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1880 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, David (born 1862 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Boarder, James (born 1861 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Sorbie's household

Male

Thomas

Sorbie

Head
Female

Jane

Sorbie

Wife
Male

Andrew

Sorbie

Son
Female

Helen

Sorbie

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Sorbie

Daughter
Male

John

Sorbie

Son
Male

Thomas

Sorbie

Son
Male

David

Glen

Boarder
Male

James

Williamson

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sorbie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sorbie

Head

Married

40

1841

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Sorbie

Wife

Married

39

1842

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Sorbie

Son

-

11

1870

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Sorbie

Daughter

-

9

1872

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Sorbie

Daughter

-

5

1876

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Sorbie

Son

-

3

1878

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Sorbie

Son

-

1

1880

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Glen

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Williamson

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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