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Household of William Thorburn (born 1845, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanquhar, 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.

William Thorburn and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thorburn, born in 1845 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen Thorburn, born in 1844 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1879 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Jessie Jane Wilson, born in 1867 in Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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William Thorburn's household

Male

William

Thorburn

Head
Female

Helen

Thorburn

Wife
Male

John

Thorburn

Son
Male

James

Thorburn

Son
Female

Jessie Jane

Wilson

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

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thorburn

Head

Married

36

1845

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Helen

Thorburn

Wife

Married

37

1844

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Thorburn

Son

-

2

1879

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Thorburn

Son

-

1

1880

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jessie Jane

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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