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Household of James Thorpe (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Thorpe and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thorpe, born in 1846 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Selina Thorpe, born in 1850 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Eliza (born 1870 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Frank A (born 1872 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Henry B (born 1874 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Jessie J (born 1875 in Audenshaw, Lancashire, England), Ethel S (born 1878 in Audenshaw, Lancashire, England) and James W (born 1879 in Mobberley, Cheshire, England).


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James Thorpe's household

Male

James

Thorpe

Head
Female

Selina

Thorpe

Wife
Female

Eliza

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

Frank A

Thorpe

Son
Male

Henry B

Thorpe

Son
Female

Jessie J

Thorpe

Daughter
Female

Ethel S

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

James W

Thorpe

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thorpe

Head

Married

35

1846

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Selina

Thorpe

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Frank A

Thorpe

Son

Single

9

1872

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Henry B

Thorpe

Son

Single

7

1874

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Jessie J

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Audenshaw, Lancashire, England

Ethel S

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Audenshaw, Lancashire, England

James W

Thorpe

Son

Single

2

1879

Mobberley, Cheshire, England

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