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Household of John Thorpe (born 1843, Suffolk)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thorpe, born in 1843 in Suffolk, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Thorpe, born in 1842 in Heckington, Lincolnshire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1868 in Burton Pedwardin, Lincolnshire, England), James (born 1873 in Sibsey, Lincolnshire, England) and Betsy A (born 1875 in Sibsey, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Martha (born 1809 in Lincolnshire, England), John's Lodger, George (born 1862 in -) and John's Lodger, Frederick (born 1863 in -).


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John Thorpe's household

Male

John

Thorpe

Head
Female

Ann

Thorpe

Wife
Male

John

Thorpe

Son
Male

James

Thorpe

Son
Female

Betsy A

Thorpe

Daughter
Female

Martha

Skinner

Visitor
Male

George

Haynes

Lodger
Male

Frederick

Brodrick

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Thorpe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Suffolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thorpe

Head

Married

38

1843

Suffolk, England

Ann

Thorpe

Wife

Married

39

1842

Heckington, Lincolnshire, England

John

Thorpe

Son

Single

13

1868

Burton Pedwardin, Lincolnshire, England

James

Thorpe

Son

Single

8

1873

Sibsey, Lincolnshire, England

Betsy A

Thorpe

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sibsey, Lincolnshire, England

Martha

Skinner

Visitor

Widow

72

1809

Lincolnshire, England

George

Haynes

Lodger

Single

19

1862

-

Frederick

Brodrick

Lodger

Single

18

1863

-

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