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Household of Thomas Thorburn (born 1855, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, England

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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 Thorburn and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thorburn, born in 1855 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 3 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Hannah Thorburn, born in 1856 in North Shields, Northumberland, England. They had 1 child; Christina, born 1881 in South Shields, Durham, England.


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Thomas Thorburn's household

Male

Thomas

Thorburn

Head
Female

Elizabeth Hannah

Thorburn

Wife
Female

Christina

Thorburn

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thorburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thorburn

Head

Married

26

1855

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth Hannah

Thorburn

Wife

Married

25

1856

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Christina

Thorburn

Daughter

Single

0

1881

South Shields, Durham, England

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