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Household of William Thorburn (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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.

William Thorburn and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thorburn, born in 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hope Thorburn, born in 1837 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Duncan (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Thorburn's household

Male

William

Thorburn

Head
Female

Hope

Thorburn

Wife
Female

Margaret

Thorburn

Daughter
Male

Duncan

Thorburn

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thorburn

Daughter
Male

John

Thorburn

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Thorburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thorburn

Head

Married

45

1836

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hope

Thorburn

Wife

Married

44

1837

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thorburn

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Duncan

Thorburn

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thorburn

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Thorburn

Son

-

2

1879

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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