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Household of John Thorpe (born 1848, Leicestershire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, 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 Thorpe and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thorpe, born in 1848 in Shepshed, Leicestershire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Thorpe, born in 1846 in Scotland. They had 4 children; Matilda (born 1874 in Soho, Middlesex, England), Margaret J (born 1875 in Soho, Middlesex, England), Jessie A (born 1877 in Soho, Middlesex, England) and Edith J (born 1880 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Ellen Rushen, born in 1856 in Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England.
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John Thorpe's household
John
Thorpe
Head
Jane
Thorpe
Wife
Matilda
Thorpe
Daughter
Margaret J
Thorpe
Daughter
Jessie A
Thorpe
Daughter
Edith J
Thorpe
Daughter
Ellen
Rushen
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Thorpe |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 33 |
| Birth year | 1848 |
| Birth place | Shepshed, Leicestershire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Thorpe | Head | Married | 33 | 1848 | Shepshed, Leicestershire, England | |
Jane | Thorpe | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Scotland | |
Matilda | Thorpe | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Soho, Middlesex, England | |
Margaret J | Thorpe | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Soho, Middlesex, England | |
Jessie A | Thorpe | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Soho, Middlesex, England | |
Edith J | Thorpe | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Chelsea, Middlesex, England | |
Ellen | Rushen | Servant | Single | 25 | 1856 | Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England |
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