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Household of George Thorn (born 1826, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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.

George Thorn and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Thorn, born in 1826 in Kingsteignton, Devon, consisted of 6 members. George was the head of the household, married to Eliza Thorn, born in 1826 in Ilsington, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1852 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), Sarah J (born 1864 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England) and John E (born 1866 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Boarder, Maria L Mossett, born in 1847 in Switzerland.


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George Thorn's household

Male

George

Thorn

Head
Female

Eliza

Thorn

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Thorn

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Thorn

Daughter
Male

John E

Thorn

Son
Female

Maria L

Mossett

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Thorn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Kingsteignton, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Thorn

Head

Married

55

1826

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

Eliza

Thorn

Wife

Married

55

1826

Ilsington, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Thorn

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Sarah J

Thorn

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

John E

Thorn

Son

Single

15

1866

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Maria L

Mossett

Boarder

Widow

34

1847

Switzerland

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