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Household of James Thorpe (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1835 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Frances Thorpe, born in 1839 in Spofforth, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1867 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Albert B (born 1873 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1875 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Florence (born 1878 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Eva (born 1880 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Spofforth, Yorkshire, England) and James's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1853 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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James Thorpe's household

Male

James

Thorpe

Head
Female

Frances

Thorpe

Wife
Male

James

Thorpe

Son
Male

Albert B

Thorpe

Son
Male

George

Thorpe

Son
Female

Florence

Thorpe

Daughter
Female

Eva

Thorpe

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Rhodes

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thorpe

Head

Married

46

1835

Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

Frances

Thorpe

Wife

Married

42

1839

Spofforth, Yorkshire, England

James

Thorpe

Son

Single

14

1867

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Albert B

Thorpe

Son

Single

8

1873

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

George

Thorpe

Son

Single

6

1875

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Eva

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Spofforth, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Rhodes

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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