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Household of Alfred Thorpe (born 1848, Buckinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Thorpe, born in 1848 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, consisted of 9 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thorpe, born in 1852 in Shropshire, England. They had 4 children; Albert (born 1871 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Joseph H (born 1872 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1876 in Denton, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1877 in Shropshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Brother, Walter (born 1857 in Berkshire, England), Alfred's Brother, William (born 1860 in East Challow, Berkshire, England) and Alfred's Servant, Kate (born 1867 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England).


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Alfred Thorpe's household

Male

Alfred

Thorpe

Head
Female

Sarah

Thorpe

Wife
Male

Albert

Thorpe

Son
Male

Joseph H

Thorpe

Son
Female

Emily

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thorpe

Son
Male

Walter

Thorpe

Brother
Male

William

Thorpe

Brother
Female

Kate

Digman

Servant
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Thorpe

Head

Married

33

1848

Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England

Sarah

Thorpe

Wife

Married

29

1852

Shropshire, England

Albert

Thorpe

Son

Single

10

1871

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Joseph H

Thorpe

Son

Single

9

1872

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Emily

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Denton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Thorpe

Son

Single

4

1877

Shropshire, England

Walter

Thorpe

Brother

Single

24

1857

Berkshire, England

William

Thorpe

Brother

Single

21

1860

East Challow, Berkshire, England

Kate

Digman

Servant

Single

14

1867

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

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