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Household of John Thorn (born 1817, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, 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.

John Thorn and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thorn, born in 1817 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah M Thorn, born in 1813 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1848 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Henry (born 1857 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Eliza Harwood, born in 1868 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.


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John Thorn's household

Male

John

Thorn

Head
Female

Sarah M

Thorn

Wife
Male

John

Thorn

Son
Male

Henry

Thorn

Son
Female

Eliza

Harwood

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Thorn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thorn

Head

Married

64

1817

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sarah M

Thorn

Wife

Married

68

1813

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

John

Thorn

Son

Widower

33

1848

Islington, Middlesex, England

Henry

Thorn

Son

Single

24

1857

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Harwood

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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