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Household of James Thorpe (born 1844, Lancashire)

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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thorpe, born in 1844 in Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thorpe, born in 1841 in Lymington, Hampshire, England. They had 6 children; Earnest A (born 1869 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Edith Mary (born 1871 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Annie Gertrude (born 1873 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Richard K (born 1875 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Herbert J (born 1878 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England) and Winifred C (born 1881 in Woodford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Emily Welling, born in 1866 in Somerset, England.


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James Thorpe's household

Male

James

Thorpe

Head
Female

Sarah

Thorpe

Wife
Male

Earnest A

Thorpe

Son
Female

Edith Mary

Thorpe

Daughter
Female

Annie Gertrude

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

Richard K

Thorpe

Son
Male

Herbert J

Thorpe

Son
Female

Winifred C

Thorpe

Daughter
Female

Emily

Welling

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thorpe

Head

Married

37

1844

Lancashire, England

Sarah

Thorpe

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lymington, Hampshire, England

Earnest A

Thorpe

Son

Single

12

1869

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Edith Mary

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Annie Gertrude

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Richard K

Thorpe

Son

Single

6

1875

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Herbert J

Thorpe

Son

Single

3

1878

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Winifred C

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Woodford, Essex, England

Emily

Welling

Servant

Single

15

1866

Somerset, England

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