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Household of James Thorn (born 1835, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Thorn and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thorn, born in 1835 in Bideford, Devon, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to E Thorn, born in 1842 in Devon, England. They had 5 children; William J (born 1866 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Richard H (born 1867 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Edith M (born 1872 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Sydney J (born 1877 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Robert J (born 1879 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother, Harriet Thorn, born in 1801 in Bideford, Devon, England.


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James Thorn's household

Male

James

Thorn

Head
Female

E

Thorn

Wife
Female

Harriet

Thorn

Mother
Male

William J

Thorn

Son
Male

Richard H

Thorn

Son
Female

Edith M

Thorn

Daughter
Male

Sydney J

Thorn

Son
Male

Robert J

Thorn

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Thorn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Bideford, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thorn

Head

Married

46

1835

Bideford, Devon, England

E

Thorn

Wife

Married

39

1842

Devon, England

Harriet

Thorn

Mother

Widow

80

1801

Bideford, Devon, England

William J

Thorn

Son

Single

15

1866

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Richard H

Thorn

Son

Single

14

1867

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edith M

Thorn

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sydney J

Thorn

Son

Single

4

1877

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Robert J

Thorn

Son

Single

2

1879

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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