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Household of Isaac Thursby (born 1829, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colchester, Essex, 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.

Isaac Thursby and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Isaac Thursby, born in 1829 in Colchester, Essex, consisted of 12 members. Isaac was the head of the household, married to Matilda Thursby, born in 1838 in Colchester, Essex, England. They had 9 children; Matilda (born 1859 in Colchester, Essex, England), Isaac (born 1859 in Colchester, Essex, England), Emma (born 1861 in Colchester, Essex, England), Sarah (born 1863 in Colchester, Essex, England), Alice (born 1866 in Colchester, Essex, England), Alfred (born 1870 in Colchester, Essex, England), Rose (born 1874 in Colchester, Essex, England), Harry (born 1876 in Colchester, Essex, England) and Charles (born 1881 in Colchester, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Isaac's Mother In Law, Matilda Fairbank, born in 1806 in Halstead, Essex, England.


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Isaac Thursby's household

Male

Isaac

Thursby

Head
Female

Matilda

Thursby

Wife
Female

Matilda

Thursby

Daughter
Male

Isaac

Thursby

Son
Female

Emma

Thursby

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Thursby

Daughter
Female

Alice

Thursby

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Thursby

Son
Female

Rose

Thursby

Daughter
Male

Harry

Thursby

Son
Male

Charles

Thursby

Son
Female

Matilda

Fairbank

Mother In Law
First name(s) Isaac
Last name Thursby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Colchester, Essex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Isaac

Thursby

Head

Married

52

1829

Colchester, Essex, England

Matilda

Thursby

Wife

Married

43

1838

Colchester, Essex, England

Matilda

Thursby

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Colchester, Essex, England

Isaac

Thursby

Son

Single

22

1859

Colchester, Essex, England

Emma

Thursby

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Colchester, Essex, England

Sarah

Thursby

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Colchester, Essex, England

Alice

Thursby

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Colchester, Essex, England

Alfred

Thursby

Son

Single

11

1870

Colchester, Essex, England

Rose

Thursby

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Colchester, Essex, England

Harry

Thursby

Son

Single

5

1876

Colchester, Essex, England

Charles

Thursby

Son

Single

0

1881

Colchester, Essex, England

Matilda

Fairbank

Mother In Law

Widow

75

1806

Halstead, Essex, England

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