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Household of Benjamin Thorpe (born 1836, 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.

Benjamin Thorpe and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Thorpe, born in 1836 in Rhodes, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thorpe, born in 1834 in Rhodes, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Harry J (born 1862 in Rhodes, Lancashire, England), Frederick J (born 1867 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), Annie J (born 1870 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), Ernest A (born 1872 in Middleton, Lancashire, England) and William H (born 1875 in Middleton, Lancashire, England).


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Benjamin Thorpe's household

Male

Benjamin

Thorpe

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thorpe

Wife
Male

Harry J

Thorpe

Son
Male

Frederick J

Thorpe

Son
Female

Annie J

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

Ernest A

Thorpe

Son
Male

William H

Thorpe

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Rhodes, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Thorpe

Head

Married

45

1836

Rhodes, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thorpe

Wife

Married

47

1834

Rhodes, Lancashire, England

Harry J

Thorpe

Son

Single

19

1862

Rhodes, Lancashire, England

Frederick J

Thorpe

Son

Single

14

1867

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Annie J

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Ernest A

Thorpe

Son

Single

9

1872

Middleton, Lancashire, England

William H

Thorpe

Son

Single

6

1875

Middleton, Lancashire, England

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