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Household of William Thorburn (born 1833, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thorburn, born in 1833 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen Thorburn, born in 1832 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Andrew (born 1872 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1860 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elspeth (born 1862 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jean (born 1863 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1867 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1869 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Thorburn's household

Male

William

Thorburn

Head
Female

Helen

Thorburn

Wife
Male

Andrew

Thorburn

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thorburn

Daughter
Female

Elspeth

Thorburn

Daughter
Female

Jean

Thorburn

Daughter
Female

Helen

Thorburn

Daughter
Female

Annie

Thorburn

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Thorburn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thorburn

Head

Married

48

1833

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Thorburn

Wife

Married

49

1832

Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Thorburn

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thorburn

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elspeth

Thorburn

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jean

Thorburn

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Thorburn

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Thorburn

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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