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Household of James Thorley (born 1849, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, Cheshire, 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.

James Thorley and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thorley, born in 1849 in Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah E Thorley, born in 1855 in Astbury, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Ethel (born 1878 in Cheshire, England) and Percy (born 1880 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister In Law, Martha A (born 1863 in Astbury, Cheshire, England), James's Servant, Jane (born 1858 in Cheshire, England), James's Servant, Josiah (born 1860 in Atherstone, Warwickshire, England), James's Servant, Samuel (born 1863 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and James's Servant, William (born 1865 in Eaton, Cheshire, England).


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James Thorley's household

Male

James

Thorley

Head
Female

Sarah E

Thorley

Wife
Female

Ethel

Thorley

Daughter
Male

Percy

Thorley

Son
Female

Martha A

Baker

Sister In Law
Female

Jane

Harnblett

Servant
Male

Josiah

Mellor

Servant
Male

Samuel

Stonehewer

Servant
Male

William

Lawton

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Thorley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thorley

Head

Married

32

1849

Cheshire, England

Sarah E

Thorley

Wife

Married

26

1855

Astbury, Cheshire, England

Ethel

Thorley

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Cheshire, England

Percy

Thorley

Son

Single

1

1880

Cheshire, England

Martha A

Baker

Sister In Law

Single

18

1863

Astbury, Cheshire, England

Jane

Harnblett

Servant

Single

23

1858

Cheshire, England

Josiah

Mellor

Servant

Single

21

1860

Atherstone, Warwickshire, England

Samuel

Stonehewer

Servant

Single

18

1863

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

William

Lawton

Servant

Single

16

1865

Eaton, Cheshire, England

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