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Household of Edward Thorpe (born 1840, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, Middlesex, 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.

Edward Thorpe and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Thorpe, born in 1840 in Bighton, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to George Thorpe, born in 1868 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1868 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England), Emily (born 1871 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England), William (born 1873 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England), Eliza A (born 1879 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England) and John (born 1880 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Boarder, Mary West, born in 1817 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England.


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Edward Thorpe's household

Male

Edward

Thorpe

Head
Male

George

Thorpe

Son
Female

Emily

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

William

Thorpe

Son
Female

Eliza A

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

John

Thorpe

Son
Female

Mary

West

Boarder
First name(s) Edward
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bighton, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Thorpe

Head

Married

41

1840

Bighton, Sussex, England

George

Thorpe

Son

Single

13

1868

Twickenham, Middlesex, England

Emily

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Twickenham, Middlesex, England

William

Thorpe

Son

Single

8

1873

Twickenham, Middlesex, England

Eliza A

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Twickenham, Middlesex, England

John

Thorpe

Son

Single

1

1880

Twickenham, Middlesex, England

Mary

West

Boarder

Widow

64

1817

Twickenham, Middlesex, England

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