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Household of James Thorp (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

James Thorp and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thorp, born in 1843 in Atherton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thorp, born in 1847 in Atherton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1873 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1875 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1877 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Martha Halliell, born in 1866 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England.


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James Thorp's household

Male

James

Thorp

Head
Female

Margaret

Thorp

Wife
Male

Joseph

Thorp

Son
Female

Ellen

Thorp

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thorp

Daughter
Female

Martha

Halliell

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Thorp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Atherton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thorp

Head

Married

38

1843

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Thorp

Wife

Married

34

1847

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Thorp

Son

Single

8

1873

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Thorp

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thorp

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Halliell

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

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