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Household of Thomas Thorburn (born 1842, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thorburn, born in 1842 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Currie Thorburn, born in 1849 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Thorburn's household

Male

Thomas

Thorburn

Head
Female

Currie

Thorburn

Wife
Male

Thomas

Thorburn

Son
Male

Alexander

Thorburn

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thorburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thorburn

Head

Married

39

1842

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Currie

Thorburn

Wife

Married

32

1849

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Thorburn

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Thorburn

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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