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Household of Ellen Thorn (born 1833, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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.

Ellen Thorn and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Thorn, born in 1833 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 5 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; John (born 1855 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Ellen (born 1866 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1869 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ellen's Boarder, John Welch, born in 1851 in Scotland.


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Ellen Thorn's household

Female

Ellen

Thorn

Head
Male

John

Thorn

Son
Female

Ellen

Thorn

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thorn

Daughter
Male

John

Welch

Boarder
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Thorn
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Thorn

Head

Widow

48

1833

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John

Thorn

Son

Single

26

1855

Gateshead, Durham, England

Ellen

Thorn

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Gateshead, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Thorn

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Gateshead, Durham, England

John

Welch

Boarder

Married

30

1851

Scotland

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