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Household of James Thorpe (born 1855, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,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.

James Thorpe and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thorpe, born in 1855 in Gissing, Norfolk, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emma A Thorpe, born in 1856 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 2 children; James W C (born 1878 in Silvertown, Essex, England) and George F (born 1880 in Silvertown, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Francis (born 1846 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, Alexander (born 1859 in Scotland).


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James Thorpe's household

Male

James

Thorpe

Head
Female

Emma A

Thorpe

Wife
Male

James W C

Thorpe

Son
Male

George F

Thorpe

Son
Male

Francis

Mc Cart

Boarder
Male

Alexander

McAlister

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Gissing, Norfolk, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thorpe

Head

Married

26

1855

Gissing, Norfolk, England

Emma A

Thorpe

Wife

Married

25

1856

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

James W C

Thorpe

Son

Single

3

1878

Silvertown, Essex, England

George F

Thorpe

Son

Single

1

1880

Silvertown, Essex, England

Francis

Mc Cart

Boarder

Single

35

1846

Ireland

Alexander

McAlister

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Scotland

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