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Household of William C Thorburn (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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.

William C Thorburn and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William C Thorburn, born in 1839 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William C was the head of the household, married to Anita Thorburn, born in 1848 in South America. They had 2 children; William C (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William C's Servant, Myra (born 1858 in Shropshire, England), William C's Servant, Margaret (born 1858 in Llanberis, Flintshire, Wales) and William C's Servant, Annie G (born 1859 in -).


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William C Thorburn's household

Male

William C

Thorburn

Head
Female

Anita

Thorburn

Wife
Male

William C

Thorburn

Son
Female

Mary

Thorburn

Daughter
Female

Myra

Barker

Servant
Female

Margaret

Chiney

Servant
Female

Annie G

Williams

Servant
First name(s) William C
Last name Thorburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William C

Thorburn

Head

Married

42

1839

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Anita

Thorburn

Wife

Married

33

1848

South America

William C

Thorburn

Son

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thorburn

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Myra

Barker

Servant

Single

23

1858

Shropshire, England

Margaret

Chiney

Servant

Single

23

1858

Llanberis, Flintshire, Wales

Annie G

Williams

Servant

Single

22

1859

-

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