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Household of Alfred Thorpe (born 1846, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Thorpe, born in 1846 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Thorpe, born in 1843 in Bowlee, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Fred, born 1871 in Bowlee, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Boarder, Betty (born 1816 in Birch, Lancashire, England), Alfred's Stepson, Alfred (born 1866 in Bowlee, Lancashire, England), Alfred's Mother In Law, Ann (born 1820 in Birch, Lancashire, England), Alfred's Boarder, Joseph (born 1848 in Birch, Lancashire, England) and Alfred's Boarder, Abraham (born 1848 in Lancashire, England).


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Alfred Thorpe's household

Male

Alfred

Thorpe

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Thorpe

Wife
Male

Fred

Thorpe

Son
Female

Betty

Thorpe

Boarder
Male

Alfred

Greenhalgh

Stepson
Female

Ann

Heywood

Mother In Law
Male

Joseph

Heywood

Boarder
Male

Abraham

Thorpe

Boarder
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Thorpe

Head

Married

35

1846

Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Thorpe

Wife

Married

38

1843

Bowlee, Lancashire, England

Fred

Thorpe

Son

Single

10

1871

Bowlee, Lancashire, England

Betty

Thorpe

Boarder

Widow

65

1816

Birch, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Greenhalgh

Stepson

Single

15

1866

Bowlee, Lancashire, England

Ann

Heywood

Mother In Law

Widow

61

1820

Birch, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Heywood

Boarder

Single

33

1848

Birch, Lancashire, England

Abraham

Thorpe

Boarder

Single

33

1848

Lancashire, England

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