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Household of Benjamin Thorpe (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Benjamin Thorpe and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Thorpe, born in 1844 in Marsden, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Ann Thorpe, born in 1847 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Adam (born 1877 in Lancashire, England) and George (born 1881 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Mother In Law, Jane Lupton, born in 1816 in Accrington, Lancashire, England.


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Benjamin Thorpe's household

Male

Benjamin

Thorpe

Head
Female

Ann

Thorpe

Wife
Male

Adam

Thorpe

Son
Male

George

Thorpe

Son
Female

Jane

Lupton

Mother In Law
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Marsden, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Thorpe

Head

Married

37

1844

Marsden, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Thorpe

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Adam

Thorpe

Son

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

George

Thorpe

Son

Single

0

1881

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Jane

Lupton

Mother In Law

Widow

65

1816

Accrington, Lancashire, England

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