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Household of Henry James Thorn (born 1855, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bristol, Gloucestershire, 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.

Henry James Thorn and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry James Thorn, born in 1855 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Henry James was the head of the household, married to Harriet Thorn, born in 1851 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; Lilian (born 1875 in Exeter, Devon, England), Walter (born 1876 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Ada (born 1881 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry James's Sister In Law, Amelia (born 1847 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Henry James's Mother In Law, Maria (born 1832 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Henry James's Visitor, Frank (born 1868 in Exeter, Devon, England).


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Henry James Thorn's household

Male

Henry James

Thorn

Head
Female

Harriet

Thorn

Wife
Female

Lilian

Thorn

Daughter
Male

Walter

Thorn

Son
Female

Ada

Thorn

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Exell

Sister In Law
Female

Maria

Thorn

Mother In Law
Male

Frank

Hamlin

Visitor
First name(s) Henry James
Last name Thorn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry James

Thorn

Head

Married

26

1855

Exeter, Devon, England

Harriet

Thorn

Wife

Married

30

1851

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Lilian

Thorn

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Exeter, Devon, England

Walter

Thorn

Son

Single

5

1876

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Ada

Thorn

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Amelia

Exell

Sister In Law

Single

34

1847

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Maria

Thorn

Mother In Law

Married

49

1832

Exeter, Devon, England

Frank

Hamlin

Visitor

Single

13

1868

Exeter, Devon, England

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