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Household of James Thurston (born 1842, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, London,Middlesex, 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 Thurston and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thurston, born in 1842 in Hingham, Norfolk, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thurston, born in 1845 in London, Essex, England. They had 5 children; Sarah A (born 1870 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), William J (born 1872 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Minnie (born 1877 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Edith E (born 1880 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, John (born 1852 in Devon, England) and James's Boarder, John (born 1851 in Cork, Cork, Ireland).


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James Thurston's household

Male

James

Thurston

Head
Female

Sarah

Thurston

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Thurston

Daughter
Male

William J

Thurston

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thurston

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Thurston

Daughter
Female

Edith E

Thurston

Daughter
Male

John

James

Boarder
Male

John

O'Flynn

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Thurston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Hingham, Norfolk, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thurston

Head

Married

39

1842

Hingham, Norfolk, England

Sarah

Thurston

Wife

Married

36

1845

London, Essex, England

Sarah A

Thurston

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

William J

Thurston

Son

Single

9

1872

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Thurston

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Minnie

Thurston

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Edith E

Thurston

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

John

James

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Devon, England

John

O'Flynn

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Cork, Cork, Ireland

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