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Household of James Thorp (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 Thorp and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thorp, born in 1836 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thorp, born in 1843 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1873 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), John (born 1874 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Emma (born 1876 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Sarah (born 1878 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Maria (born 1880 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Mary (born 1850 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), James's Servant, Annie (born 1868 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and James's Boarder, James (born 1831 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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James Thorp's household

Male

James

Thorp

Head
Female

Sarah

Thorp

Wife
Male

James

Thorp

Son
Male

John

Thorp

Son
Female

Emma

Thorp

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Thorp

Daughter
Female

Maria

Thorp

Daughter
Female

Mary

Chambers

Boarder
Female

Annie

Brewer

Servant
Male

James

Glover

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Thorp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thorp

Head

Married

45

1836

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Thorp

Wife

Married

38

1843

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

James

Thorp

Son

Single

8

1873

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

John

Thorp

Son

Single

7

1874

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Emma

Thorp

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Sarah

Thorp

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Maria

Thorp

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Mary

Chambers

Boarder

Widow

31

1850

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Annie

Brewer

Servant

Single

13

1868

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

James

Glover

Boarder

Widower

50

1831

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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