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Household of Benjamin Thorpe (born 1843, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hailsham, Sussex, 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.

Benjamin Thorpe and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Thorpe, born in 1843 in Chiddingly, Sussex, consisted of 12 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Eliza Thorpe, born in 1843 in Heathfield, Sussex, England. They had 10 children; Sampson (born 1864 in Chiddingly, Sussex, England), Albert (born 1866 in Chiddingly, Sussex, England), Emily (born 1867 in Chiddingly, Sussex, England), William (born 1868 in Chiddingly, Sussex, England), James (born 1870 in Chiddingly, Sussex, England), Benjamin (born 1873 in Chiddingly, Sussex, England), Mary (born 1871 in Chiddingly, Sussex, England), Ernest (born 1875 in Chiddingly, Sussex, England), Moses (born 1876 in Chiddingly, Sussex, England) and Minnie (born 1879 in Chiddingly, Sussex, England).


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Benjamin Thorpe's household

Male

Benjamin

Thorpe

Head
Female

Eliza

Thorpe

Wife
Male

Sampson

Thorpe

Son
Male

Albert

Thorpe

Son
Female

Emily

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

William

Thorpe

Son
Male

James

Thorpe

Son
Male

Benjamin

Thorpe

Son
Female

Mary

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Thorpe

Son
Male

Moses

Thorpe

Son
Female

Minnie

Thorpe

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Chiddingly, Sussex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Thorpe

Head

Married

38

1843

Chiddingly, Sussex, England

Eliza

Thorpe

Wife

Married

38

1843

Heathfield, Sussex, England

Sampson

Thorpe

Son

Single

17

1864

Chiddingly, Sussex, England

Albert

Thorpe

Son

Single

15

1866

Chiddingly, Sussex, England

Emily

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Chiddingly, Sussex, England

William

Thorpe

Son

Single

13

1868

Chiddingly, Sussex, England

James

Thorpe

Son

Single

11

1870

Chiddingly, Sussex, England

Benjamin

Thorpe

Son

Single

8

1873

Chiddingly, Sussex, England

Mary

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Chiddingly, Sussex, England

Ernest

Thorpe

Son

Single

6

1875

Chiddingly, Sussex, England

Moses

Thorpe

Son

Single

5

1876

Chiddingly, Sussex, England

Minnie

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Chiddingly, Sussex, England

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