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Household of John Thorpe (born 1839, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastbourne, Sussex, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thorpe, born in 1839 in Tonbridge, Kent, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sophia Thorpe, born in 1853 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England. They had 3 children; Mary Jane (born 1877 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England), John Ruben (born 1879 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England) and Sophia Elizabeth (born 1881 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England).


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John Thorpe's household

Male

John

Thorpe

Head
Female

Sophia

Thorpe

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

John Ruben

Thorpe

Son
Female

Sophia Elizabeth

Thorpe

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Tonbridge, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thorpe

Head

Married

42

1839

Tonbridge, Kent, England

Sophia

Thorpe

Wife

Married

28

1853

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Mary Jane

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

John Ruben

Thorpe

Son

Single

2

1879

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Sophia Elizabeth

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

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