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Household of John Thorley (born 1822, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, Cheshire, 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.

John Thorley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thorley, born in 1822 in Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Thomas (born 1855 in Cheshire, England), Olive (born 1859 in Cheshire, England), Annie (born 1862 in Cheshire, England), William (born 1864 in Cheshire, England) and Jonathan (born 1867 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Cheshire, England) and John's Servant, Thomas (born 1866 in Cheshire, England).


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John Thorley's household

Male

John

Thorley

Head
Male

Thomas

Thorley

Son
Female

Olive

Thorley

Daughter
Female

Annie

Thorley

Daughter
Male

William

Thorley

Son
Male

Jonathan

Thorley

Son
Female

Mary

Cook

Servant
Male

Thomas

Turner

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thorley
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thorley

Head

Widower

59

1822

Cheshire, England

Thomas

Thorley

Son

Single

26

1855

Cheshire, England

Olive

Thorley

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Cheshire, England

Annie

Thorley

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Cheshire, England

William

Thorley

Son

Single

17

1864

Cheshire, England

Jonathan

Thorley

Son

Single

14

1867

Cheshire, England

Mary

Cook

Servant

Single

18

1863

Cheshire, England

Thomas

Turner

Servant

Single

15

1866

Cheshire, England

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