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Household of Alfred Thorpe (born 1852, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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 Thorpe and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Thorpe, born in 1852 in Horsham, Sussex, consisted of 6 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Amelia Thorpe, born in 1853 in Rochester, Kent, England. They had 2 children; Mildred M (born 1879 in Rochester, Kent, England) and Gertrude A (born 1881 in Rochester, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1867 in Strood, Kent, England) and Alfred's Lodger, Amelia (born 1856 in Rochester, Kent, England).


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Alfred Thorpe's household

Male

Alfred

Thorpe

Head
Female

Amelia

Thorpe

Wife
Female

Mildred M

Thorpe

Daughter
Female

Gertrude A

Thorpe

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Venner

Servant
Female

Amelia

Balcomb

Lodger
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Horsham, Sussex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Thorpe

Head

Married

29

1852

Horsham, Sussex, England

Amelia

Thorpe

Wife

Married

28

1853

Rochester, Kent, England

Mildred M

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Rochester, Kent, England

Gertrude A

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Rochester, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Venner

Servant

Single

14

1867

Strood, Kent, England

Amelia

Balcomb

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Rochester, Kent, England

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