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Household of Thomas Thorburn (born 1814, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inveresk & Musselburgh, Midlothian, 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 Thorburn and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thorburn, born in 1814 in Fisherrow, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Marion Thorburn, born in 1816 in Fisherrow, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; John C (born 1859 in Fisherrow, Midlothian, Scotland) and Christina (born 1847 in Fisherrow, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Granddaughter, Marion (born 1877 in Fisherrow, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas's Granddaughter, Marion (born 1866 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Thomas's Grandson, John (born 1868 in England), Thomas's Grandson, Thomas (born 1870 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Thomas's Grandson, George (born 1872 in Fisherrow, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas's Grandson, Charles (born 1874 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Granddaughter, Beatrice (born 1878 in England).


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Thomas Thorburn's household

Male

Thomas

Thorburn

Head
Female

Marion

Thorburn

Wife
Male

John C

Thorburn

Son
Female

Marion

Hamilton

Granddaughter
Female

Christina

Duckenfield

Daughter
Female

Marion

Duckenfield

Granddaughter
Male

John

Duckenfield

Grandson
Male

Thomas

Duckenfield

Grandson
Male

George

Duckenfield

Grandson
Male

Charles

Duckenfield

Grandson
Female

Beatrice

O'Brien

Granddaughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thorburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Fisherrow, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thorburn

Head

Married

67

1814

Fisherrow, Midlothian, Scotland

Marion

Thorburn

Wife

Married

65

1816

Fisherrow, Midlothian, Scotland

John C

Thorburn

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Fisherrow, Midlothian, Scotland

Marion

Hamilton

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Fisherrow, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Duckenfield

Daughter

Widow

34

1847

Fisherrow, Midlothian, Scotland

Marion

Duckenfield

Granddaughter

-

15

1866

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Duckenfield

Grandson

-

13

1868

England

Thomas

Duckenfield

Grandson

-

11

1870

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Duckenfield

Grandson

-

9

1872

Fisherrow, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles

Duckenfield

Grandson

-

7

1874

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Beatrice

O'Brien

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

England

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