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Household of John Thorpe (born 1839, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Boston, Lincolnshire, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thorpe, born in 1839 in Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Thorpe, born in 1845 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They had 8 children; Louisa R (born 1865 in Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England), Jenny (born 1867 in Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England), Lizzie (born 1868 in Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England), John H (born 1870 in Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England), Albert (born 1872 in Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England), Ada M (born 1874 in Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England), Tom (born 1876 in Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England) and Frank (born 1879 in Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Cousin, Lizzie (born 1857 in Hackthorn, Lincolnshire, England), John's Servant, Annie (born 1861 in Lincolnshire, England) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England).


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John Thorpe's household

Male

John

Thorpe

Head
Female

Jane

Thorpe

Wife
Female

Louisa R

Thorpe

Daughter
Female

Jenny

Thorpe

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

John H

Thorpe

Son
Male

Albert

Thorpe

Son
Female

Ada M

Thorpe

Daughter
Male

Tom

Thorpe

Son
Male

Frank

Thorpe

Son
Female

Lizzie

Burrows

Cousin
Female

Annie

Groom

Servant
Female

Mary

Oldman

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thorpe

Head

Married

42

1839

Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England

Jane

Thorpe

Wife

Married

36

1845

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Louisa R

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England

Jenny

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England

Lizzie

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England

John H

Thorpe

Son

Single

11

1870

Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England

Albert

Thorpe

Son

Single

9

1872

Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England

Ada M

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England

Tom

Thorpe

Son

Single

5

1876

Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England

Frank

Thorpe

Son

Single

2

1879

Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England

Lizzie

Burrows

Cousin

Single

24

1857

Hackthorn, Lincolnshire, England

Annie

Groom

Servant

Single

20

1861

Lincolnshire, England

Mary

Oldman

Servant

Single

16

1865

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

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