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Household of William Thorburn (born 1845, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.

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 1845 in Lauder, Berwickshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Thorburn, born in 1855 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alice (born 1874 in North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Jane C (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary B (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Allison W A Rutherford, born in 1866 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland.


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William Thorburn's household

Male

William

Thorburn

Head
Female

Isabella

Thorburn

Wife
Female

Alice

Thorburn

Daughter
Female

Jane C

Thorburn

Daughter
Female

Mary B

Thorburn

Daughter
Female

Allison W A

Rutherford

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thorburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thorburn

Head

Married

36

1845

Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

Isabella

Thorburn

Wife

Married

26

1855

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Alice

Thorburn

Daughter

-

7

1874

North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane C

Thorburn

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary B

Thorburn

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Allison W A

Rutherford

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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