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Household of Alfred Thorn (born 1846, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wellington, Devon, 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.

Alfred Thorn and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Thorn, born in 1846 in Uffculme, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Thorn, born in 1852 in Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, England. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1872 in Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, England), Fred (born 1874 in Uffculme, Devon, England), William (born 1876 in Uffculme, Devon, England) and Sidney (born 1880 in Uffculme, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Boarder, George (born 1862 in Somerset, England) and Alfred's Servant, Mary (born 1868 in Dulverton, Somerset, England).


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Alfred Thorn's household

Male

Alfred

Thorn

Head
Female

Rebecca

Thorn

Wife
Female

Ellen

Thorn

Daughter
Male

Fred

Thorn

Son
Male

William

Thorn

Son
Male

Sidney

Thorn

Son
Male

George

Burnell

Boarder
Female

Mary

Hodge

Servant
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Thorn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Uffculme, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Thorn

Head

Married

35

1846

Uffculme, Devon, England

Rebecca

Thorn

Wife

Married

29

1852

Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, England

Ellen

Thorn

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, England

Fred

Thorn

Son

Single

7

1874

Uffculme, Devon, England

William

Thorn

Son

Single

5

1876

Uffculme, Devon, England

Sidney

Thorn

Son

Single

1

1880

Uffculme, Devon, England

George

Burnell

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Somerset, England

Mary

Hodge

Servant

Single

13

1868

Dulverton, Somerset, England

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