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Household of Walter Thorburn (born 1841, Peeblesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Thorburn, born in 1841 in Traquair, Peeblesshire, consisted of 10 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Jane W Thorburn, born in 1844 in Cromarty, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Walter A (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alice A (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert E (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William L (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Visitor, Robina J (born 1855 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Walter's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter's Servant, Catherine (born 1860 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Walter's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
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Walter Thorburn's household
Walter
Thorburn
Head
Jane W
Thorburn
Wife
Walter A
Thorburn
Son
Alice A
Thorburn
Daughter
Robert E
Thorburn
Son
William L
Thorburn
Son
Robina J
Brown
Visitor
Elizabeth
Frazer
Servant
Catherine
Frazer
Servant
Mary
Fleming
Servant
| First name(s) | Walter |
| Last name | Thorburn |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walter | Thorburn | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Jane W | Thorburn | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Cromarty, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Walter A | Thorburn | Son | Unmarried | 6 | 1875 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Alice A | Thorburn | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Robert E | Thorburn | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
William L | Thorburn | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Robina J | Brown | Visitor | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Frazer | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Frazer | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Fleming | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
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