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Household of Walter Thorburn (born 1820, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hoddom, Dumfriesshire, 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.

Walter Thorburn and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Thorburn, born in 1820 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Catherine Thorburn, born in 1821 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1849 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John (born 1851 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and George (born 1853 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Grandson, Robert (born 1871 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Walter's Granddaughter, Catherine (born 1873 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Walter's Grandson, George (born 1875 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Walter's Grandson, Walter (born 1877 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Walter Thorburn's household

Male

Walter

Thorburn

Head
Female

Catherine

Thorburn

Wife
Male

William

Thorburn

Son
Male

John

Thorburn

Son
Male

George

Thorburn

Son
Male

Robert

Thorburn

Grandson
Female

Catherine

Thorburn

Granddaughter
Male

George

Thorburn

Grandson
Male

Walter

Thorburn

Grandson
First name(s) Walter
Last name Thorburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Thorburn

Head

Married

61

1820

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Catherine

Thorburn

Wife

Married

60

1821

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Thorburn

Son

Widower

32

1849

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Thorburn

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

George

Thorburn

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Thorburn

Grandson

-

10

1871

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Catherine

Thorburn

Granddaughter

-

8

1873

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

George

Thorburn

Grandson

-

6

1875

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Walter

Thorburn

Grandson

-

4

1877

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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