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Household of Henry Thorpe (born 1841, 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.

Henry Thorpe and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Thorpe, born in 1841 in Brompton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Priscilla Thorpe, born in 1841 in Brompton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Mother In Law, Ann (born 1809 in Brompton, Lancashire, England), Henry's Brother In Law, Elias (born 1852 in Brompton, Lancashire, England), Henry's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Henry's Niece, Maria (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Henry's Niece, Mary (born 1865 in Brompton, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Thorpe's household

Male

Henry

Thorpe

Head
Female

Priscilla

Thorpe

Wife
Female

Ann

Greaves

Mother In Law
Male

Elias

Greaves

Brother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Devonside

Lodger
Female

Maria

Scholes

Niece
Female

Mary

Platt

Niece
First name(s) Henry
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Brompton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Thorpe

Head

Married

40

1841

Brompton, Lancashire, England

Priscilla

Thorpe

Wife

Married

40

1841

Brompton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Greaves

Mother In Law

Widow

72

1809

Brompton, Lancashire, England

Elias

Greaves

Brother In Law

Single

29

1852

Brompton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Devonside

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Maria

Scholes

Niece

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Platt

Niece

Single

16

1865

Brompton, Lancashire, England

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