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Household of John Thorn (born 1820, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thorn, born in 1820 in Greenwich, Kent, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susan Thorn, born in 1823 in Greenwich, Kent, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1854 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Minnie (born 1859 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), William (born 1864 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Isabella (born 1867 in Greenwich, Kent, England). They had 1 grandchild; Elizabeth, born 1880 in Greenwich, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Charles Ashenden, born in 1879 in Greenwich, Kent, England.


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John Thorn's household

Male

John

Thorn

Head
Female

Susan

Thorn

Wife
Male

James

Thorn

Son
Female

Minnie

Thorn

Daughter
Male

William

Thorn

Son
Female

Isabella

Thorn

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thorn

Grand Daughter
Male

Charles

Ashenden

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Thorn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Greenwich, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thorn

Head

Married

61

1820

Greenwich, Kent, England

Susan

Thorn

Wife

Married

58

1823

Greenwich, Kent, England

James

Thorn

Son

Married

27

1854

Greenwich, Kent, England

Minnie

Thorn

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Poplar, Middlesex, England

William

Thorn

Son

Single

17

1864

Greenwich, Kent, England

Isabella

Thorn

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Greenwich, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Thorn

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Greenwich, Kent, England

Charles

Ashenden

Visitor

Single

2

1879

Greenwich, Kent, England

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